President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York on Sept. 25. On May 14, Trump told Vice President Pence not to attend Zelensky’s inauguration later that month, according to the whistleblower. Hill’s replacement, Tim Morrison, was “ready to get dates as soon as Yermak confirms,” Sondland told Volker. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms President Zelensky promised during his campaign[.] Two weeks later, Trump and Zelensky met for the first time, with Trump seizing upon Zelensky’s denial that he’d been pressured.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2019 19:41 UTC