At the time Trump asked for the “favor,” he was withholding $400 million in military aid to Ukraine as it fought Russian-backed separatists on its eastern boundary. He was later acquitted of the impeachment charges by a Republican-led Senate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. They will hold talks at Trump Tower in New York. Details about the meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump and what preceded it can be found in the material by RBC-Ukraine below.

I believe I will be able to make a deal between President Putin and President Zelenskyy, quite quickly,” Trump said in a press conference Thursday.