Former President Donald Trump vowed on Friday to “bring peace to the world” after a “very good” phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump became the party’s official nominee at the Republican National Convention (RNC) this week. The truth of society He spoke by phone with President Zelensky and discussed a peaceful resolution to the war between Ukraine and Russia.
“President Zelensky of Ukraine and I had a very good call today. He congratulated me on a very successful Republican National Convention and on being the Republican nominee for President of the United States,” Trump wrote.
“He condemned last Saturday’s heinous assassination attempt and said that at times like these, Americans should come together in a spirit of unity,” the Republican candidate continued.
“I appreciate President Zelenskyy’s cooperation. As the next President of the United States, I intend to bring peace to the world and end a war that has taken so many lives and destroyed countless innocent families. Working together, both sides can negotiate an agreement that ends the violence and paves the way for prosperity,” Trump wrote.
The call lasted between 15 and 20 minutes, according to ABC News. reportThe statement was made citing a source close to the Ukrainian president.
In a post on Twitter on Friday, Zelensky wished President Trump “strength and absolute safety.”
I spoke Donald Trump To congratulate him on his Republican nomination and to condemn the shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. I wished him strength and absolute safety in the future.
I noted that we have significant bipartisan, bicameral American support to protect our nation…
— Volodymyr Zelensky / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 19, 2024
The first impeachment against President Trump stemmed from a July 25, 2019 phone call between the two leaders, with the Democratic-majority House voting for two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of justice. After a three-week trial, the Senate voted to acquit Trump on charges that he withheld military aid to Ukraine and forced President Zelensky to investigate Trump’s political opponents. Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah was the only Republican to vote to convict the 45th president.
Under the Biden administration, the United States has sent billions of dollars in foreign aid to Ukraine, including $60.8 billion in April. Nevertheless, the war has raged for more than two years since its inception on Feb. 24, 2022.
In a report released in late June, the Pentagon acknowledged that it did not know whether millions of dollars’ worth of U.S. arms aid sent to Ukraine had been lost, destroyed or diverted. (Related: “The most amazing thing I’ve ever seen”: Mark Zuckerberg “emotional” after Trump assassination attempt)
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Check out his reaction when Biden called Zelensky Putin 😭 pic.twitter.com/TfVoAoryDX
— Censored Men (@CensoredMen) July 11, 2024
Zelensky said: Biden July 11, at the 2024 NATO summit. That day, Biden Introduced The Ukrainian president also referred to himself as “Putin” in an attempt to prove his mental sanity to party members pressuring him to give up reelection.
