Ukrainian leader bristles at release of Trump transcript

[brooklynite]

Source: AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The White House annoyed and embarrassed Ukraine’s president by releasing his comments in a private conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump — and may have violated the Ukrainian constitution.

The rough transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy released Wednesday shows that Trump pressed Ukraine to “look into” his Democratic political rival Joe Biden. The July 25 call is now at the center of a U.S. impeachment probe.

“I think such things, such conversations between heads of independent states, they shouldn’t be published,” Zelenskiy told reporters at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He didn’t indicate whether the White House warned him that his comments would be released.

But he also said that “no one can pressure me.” He sought to play down the situation involving Biden and his son’s activities in Ukraine, calling it just one of “many cases that I talk about with leaders of other countries.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/6454968c0e3642b59ffbece30abeefd4

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Who would have guessed...

[TheRealNorth]

1. Then don't kowtow to Don the Con

Fighting corruption starts with yourself, Pres. Zelenskiy

[lagomorph777]

2. Trump wrote that "transcript" himself. He put Trumpisms in Zelensky's mouth.

Zelensky will eventually admit he's pissed about that lie. After Trump is safely out of the way.

[generalbetrayus]

10. I'm glad someone beside me saw the same thing.

When I read the "transcript", I thought that Zelensky was either the biggest kissass in Ukraine, or Trump and his minions wrote Zelensky's part of the conversation.

[Bradical79]

18. I think he was just kissing ass

Trump was fucking around with a weapons deal in the middle of a civil war, and he had no real leverage. Why wouldn't he suck up, especially knowing Trump's massive ego?

[lagomorph777]

19. Zelenskyy never said any of that shit. Trump wrote it all, and it reads exactly like a Trump tweet.

misspellings and all.

[RKP5637]

3. Too F'en bad, and he's naive if he doesn't know who he's dealing with, with Don the Con! n/t

[regnaD kciN]

4. The people of Ukraine are learning, just as we here have learned...

...the truth of the old adage: “Elect a clown, expect a circus.”

[Crowman2009]

5. I think they knew early on a few years back that Trumpy Dumpy is Putin's fist puppet.

Hence why they are totally apprehensive.

[The Liberal Lion]

6. At first I felt sorry for this guy, still do kinda as he is in way over his head

but at least he should have realized in groveling to trump he was only groveling to putin's puppet.

[Marcuse]

7. Beggars can't be choosers.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Trump does not care about you. You did not do his bidding.

Trump does not care about you.

You did not do his bidding.

[GusBob]

9. Ukranians should be hopping mad

for starters the new leader is butt licking toady

secondly this scandal actually helps Putin
--by making them look weak
--the whole thing was to get Putin absolved from the 2016 election
--holding their military aid hostage helped putin as well

[catbyte]

11. I saw a report that stated he was taken aback by the memo. Apparently he thought his side

of the conversation would remain secret. Whoopsie.

[Karadeniz]

12. Poor thing...not sure he had much choice except to get into bed with dogs...but he shouldn't

Be surprised that now he has fleas.

[JI7]

14. well, politically he had a choice which his country would have approved of

which was to trump to fuck off

[JI7]

13. he is embarrassed with the way he came across.

[mpcamb]

15. As he should be. trump was doing Putin bidding along with his own. He ought to feel shame.

[Harker]

16. Everybody's got something to hide

except for me and my monkey.

Maybe Ukraine can impeach him, too.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Everything Trump touches dies

May soon be adding "everyone"