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democratic parliamentary elections as well as Volodymyr Zelensky with victory the Servant of the People Party.

Donald Trump is convinced that the new Ukrainian government will be able to quickly improve image of Ukraine, complete investigation of corruption cases, which inhibited the interaction between Ukraine and the USA.

He also confirmed continued support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine by the United States and the readiness of the American side to fully contribute to the implementation of a Large-Scale Reform Program in our country.

Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Donald Trump for US leadership in preserving and strengthening the sanctions pressure on Russia. The Presidents agreed to discuss practical issues of Ukrainian-American cooperation during the visit of Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States.[1]

The initial read-outs of the July 25 telephone conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky provide compelling evidence that the key message conveyed during the conversation was about fighting corruption in Ukraine—and not about digging up dirt on President Trump's political rival for the President's political benefit.

5. The National Security Council leadership did not see the call as illegal or improper.

The evidence shows that the NSC leadership did not see the telephone conversation between President Trump and President Zelensky as improper. Timothy Morrison, who served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security, listened in on the conversation.[2] He testified that he was concerned information from the call could leak, but he was not concerned that anything discussed on the call was illegal or improper.[3]

LTG Keith Kellogg, Vice President Pence's National Security Advisor, also listened in on the July 25 telephone conversation.[4] LTG Kellogg stated that like Morrison: "I heard nothing wrong or improper on the call. I had and have no concerns."[5] LTG Kellogg's subordinate, Jennifer Williams, testified that although she found the call to be "unusual," she did not raise

  1. ↑ Id.
  2. ↑ Morrison deposition, supra note 12, at 15.
  3. ↑ Id. at 16, 60-61.
  4. ↑ The White House, Statement from Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence (Nov. 19, 2019) [hereinafter "Statement from Lieutenant General Kellogg"].
  5. ↑ Id.

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