Zelensky defends relationship with US after Trump accused of pushing Ukraine to meddle in 2020 elect

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Zelensky defends relationship with US after Trump accused of pushing Ukraine to meddle in 2020 election
Ukraine’s new president insists that relations are ‘very good’ with the US and that there will be a meeting ‘soon’
Kim Sengupta
Kiev    1 day ago

Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelensky was fulsome in expressing his gratitude to Donald Trump for the military aid package.

The former professional comedian insisted his relationship with the former reality TV star was “very good” and that he was “sure we will have a meeting in the White House”.

But the $250m (£280m) of arms for Ukrainian forces, which are confronting Russian backed separatists, has been enmeshed in a bitter battle between the US president and his opponents over accusations that he has tried to manipulate it for underhand political reasons.

Read more at:    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ukraine-joe-biden-military-aid-zelensky-kiev-a9111106.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1568829743