"The participants discussed, in particular, the importance of transparency and democracy in the upcoming election of the head of state," the report says.

In particular, during the meeting, Zelensky told Hale about the course of the election campaign in Ukraine.

“Volodymyr Zelensky himself recently faced pressure - they found listening equipment at his office, which belongs to the Security Service of Ukraine,” the report says

In early March, the Ukrainian police announced the discovery of a listening device on the roof of the Zelensky office in Kiev.

Later, the SBU admitted that the department officials had installed a wiretap near the showman’s office.