Exclusive: Ukraine’s leader dismisses reports his last Washington meeting was volatile, and praises King Charles for helping build ties with US president
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olodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not “afraid” of Donald Trump unlike other western leaders and dismissed reports that their last meeting in Washington was volatile, adding that he had good relations with the US president.
He also said in an exclusive interview with the Guardian that King Charles had helped build relations with Trump and described the British monarch as “very supportive” of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy was speaking after devastating Russian strikes on the country’s energy grid, leading to power cuts across most Ukrainian regions on Sunday, as engineers sought to restore the network. During the conversation the lights went out twice.
