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1/ President Zelenskyy follows joint press appearance with President Trump by addressing Ukrainian media directly
2/ Zelenskyy explained to Trump that #CrimeaIsUkraine, that no matter what language the inhabitants of Crimea speak, it is Ukrainian land that needs to be returned
3/ President Trump never discussed released the July call summary with President Zelenskyy, the only discussions they had this week prior to today involved Trump quickly praising Zelenskyy's election victory at a UN reception
4/ After explaining that he can't speak to any legal procedures needed to release call summary with Trump, Zelenskyy says in principle he wasn't against it, but didn't realize his comments would be summarized as well
5/ Asked how it felt to be "at the center of US politics," Zelenskyy replied that he takes things in stride, and for him to be popular over here in such a great country, all he focuses on is that he can play a vital role for Ukraine
6/ About inviting Trump to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says he did it because it would great for Ukraine, simple as that. He'll let the diplomats work on dates and times
7/ About interaction with Russia at #UNGA2019, Russian Minister Lavrov came up to Zelenskyy, and told him that they would like to end the war in Donbas. Zelenskyy replied that Ukraine is our country, and if you're ready to end the war, return our land
8/ Asked if Ukraine will investigate Biden, Zelenskyy says that he believes any matters that need to be investigated, should be investigated, but he honestly has no information about what if anything has been done by the authorities responsible for this
9/ As opposed to focusing on investigating Biden, which is topic of interest in America, Zelenskyy has focused on issues affecting Ukrainians, like Vitaly Markiv, whose release he sought from the Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte #FreeMarkiv
10/ on #NordStream 2, Zelenskyy describes Russia's new gas pipeline to the EU as an workaround to lessen the pain of sanctions, as Russia will no longer have to pay important transit fees to Ukraine
11/ Zelenskyy thanked Angela Merkel of Germany for all the aid recieved by Ukraine and awaits a date when the leaders of the Normandy 4 are able to meet in person as per the Minsk accords. If that can't come about, he is ready to engage the US to join the talks
