“Nobody can put pressure on me, because I am the president of independent Ukraine. Only one person can press me. Only my son can put pressure on me, ”Zelensky answered a question from the Rossiya TV channel about whether Trump put pressure on him.
The video was published on Telegram by VGTRK journalist Olga Skabeeva.
The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, said that Trump, in a July telephone conversation, "repeatedly pressured" Zelensky to "open an investigation into Joe Biden’s son."
Trump on Twitter said that the Ukrainian side allowed Washington to unveil a transcript of his telephone conversation with the Ukrainian leader.