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Zelenskyy visits Trump as election holds high stakes for Ukraine's future

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading back to his home country after a whirlwind week of meetings with leaders in the U.S. His final sit-down was with Donald Trump, whose current presidential bid holds high stakes for U.S. support for Ukraine. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky is heading back to his home country

0:04.7

after a busy week of meetings with leaders here in the US. His final sit-down was

0:09.5

with former President Donald Trump whose current bid for President holds high stakes for US support. President and Ukraine's leader Volodemir Zelensky met at Trump Tower in New York.

0:25.0

We have a common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped and Putin can't win.

0:31.0

The Ukrainians have to prevail and I want to discuss with you the details of our plan.

0:36.6

Ahead of their closed-door meeting, Trump said he had a great relationship with Zelensky,

0:41.6

crediting him for helping him during the first of his impeachment trials.

0:45.8

That scandal exploded five years ago when Zellensky, fresh faced before years of war, sat with

0:52.4

then President Trump at the United Nations.

0:55.0

With the President of Ukraine and he's made me more famous and I've been more famous.

1:01.0

The eyes have it.

1:02.0

Trump was impeached in late 2019 after he demanded Ukraine provide information

1:08.2

on then candidate Joe Biden in return for releasing military aid to Ukraine.

1:13.0

The Republican-controlled Senate acquitted Trump.

1:16.0

The fact that we're even together today is a very good sign.

1:20.0

But in the same breath today,

1:22.0

Trump also lauded Russia's president leading

1:25.2

Zelensky to interject. Trump's response was telling. We have a very good

1:29.6

relationship and I also have a very good relationship as you know with President Putin and I think if we win I think we're going to get it resolved very quickly very worried I really think we're going to get it resolved very quickly.

1:41.0

I don't know we have more good relations.

1:43.7

We'll have.

1:44.7

Oh, I see.

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