“This is both our problem and their problem,” said Yermak, who is a top advisor and longtime friend of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Those comments reflected allegations being promoted by Giuliani and fed by a former Ukrainian general prosecutor, Yuri Lutsenko. Yermak says one of the government’s priority tasks now is to repair relations both with Washington and European capitals. The White House memorandum of Trump’s call with Zelensky quoted the Ukrainian as criticizing European leaders as he sought to flatter Trump. As for his relationship with Giuliani, Yermak sent a note of thanks to the lawyer on social media.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 06, 2019 20:41 UTC