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Trump promises Zelensky to continue defending of territorial integrity of Ukraine

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Monday, 22 April, 2019, 10:25
Trump promises Zelensky to continue defending of territorial integrity of Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on the victory at the presidential elections during the phone talk as well as he congratulated all Ukrainians on fair and democratic elections as U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker reported on Twitter.

“We will continue to support Ukraine’s s efforts to restore its territorial integrity and counter Russia’s aggression,” the message said.

A lot officials, including Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, NATO Secretary General and Polish President Andrzej Duda, congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on the victory in the second tour of the presidential elections.

The second round of the elections of the President of Ukraine kicked off in Ukraine on April 21, at 8 a.m. Ukraine’s polling stations opened as scheduled across the country with some minor delays, which were quickly addressed. The voting traditionally lasted for 12 hours; the polls closed at 8 p.m.

According to the National exit poll, Volodymyr Zelensky has 73,2%, while Petro Poroshenko got 25,3%.