“Few know, but I didn’t even want to make a call (to the leader of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky. - RT ). The only reason I called is the request of Rick (Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. - RT ), ”Axios reported citing three sources.
It is noted that the head of the United States Department of Energy advised Trump to discuss with Zelensky “something about a liquefied natural gas plant”.
The publication also clarified that such a statement the US leader made during a telephone conversation with members of the House of Representatives on Friday, October 4.
On September 25, the White House published a transcript of Trump's telephone conversation with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, during which he promised that the new Ukrainian prosecutor general would study the situation with the son of ex-vice president Joe Biden.
At the same time, President of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi called the transcript an occasion for impeachment trump.
As Politico reported on October 5, Rick Perry insisted that the Ukrainian authorities expand the board of Naftogaz and include Americans.
According to the sources of the publication, two senior power engineers from the native state of Perry - Texas could be nominated for consideration of candidates.