Zelenskyy reveals what Trump said about Crimea in latest phone call: strong leadership would have prevented the war

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During a June 14 phone call, former US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the war would not have occurred if "strong leadership" had been present when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Zelenskyy recounted Trump's statement, which implies a critique of past US and Ukrainian leadership regarding the 2014 events.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recounted that US President Donald Trump said during their 14 June phone call that there would have been no war in Ukraine if there had been "strong leadership" when Russia seized Crimea in 2014.

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