Ukrainian President Zelenskiy shakes off questions about Trump ahead of UN speech

Record ID: 1433278

  • Title: Ukrainian President Zelenskiy shakes off questions about Trump ahead of UN speech
  • Date: 25th September 2019
  • Summary: UNITED NATIONS (SEPTEMBER 25, 2019) (REUTERS) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY WALKING INTO THE UNITED NATIONS, TALKING TO REPORTERS REPORTERS VOICE HEARD OFF CAMERA SAYING (Ukrainian): "Mister Volodymyr, why are you ignoring Ukrainian media? Give us please a short statement" ZELENSKIY ANSWERING (Ukrainian): "I never ignore Ukrainian media, or any other media." REPORTERS VOICE HEARD SAYING (Ukrainian): "Can you please talk not only to Russian media? Tell us about Trump's impeachment? What is your reaction on it?" ZELENSKIY ANSWERING (Ukrainian): "May I tell you this after my speech? OK?"
  • Embargoed: 9th October 2019 14:04
  • Keywords: Volodymyr Zelenskiy United Nations U.S. President Donald Trump phone call impeachment
  • Location: UNITED NATIONS
  • City: UNITED NATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,United Nations
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AY5PQO7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday (September 25) shook off reporter questions as he made his way into the United Nations to deliver a speech to world leaders.
    Reporters called out to him to answer questions on his reaction to Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump.
    The impeachment proceedings follow reports that Trump had pressured Zelenskiy in a July 25 telephone call to investigate Joe Biden, the former U.S. vice president, and his son Hunter, who had worked for a company drilling for gas in Ukraine.
    (Production: Andrew Hofstetter, Sergiy Karazy, Catherine Koppel)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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