Ukraine’s President Says ‘No Blackmail’ Happened in Phone Call With Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 10, 2019. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “no blackmail” took place during the July phone call he had with President Donald Trump.

The call has been cited as the reason Democrats started an impeachment inquiry. Trump’s White House released a transcript of the call in September.