Zelensky confirmed no deal with Trump in July in exchange for military aid to Ukraine in today's interview.

"I did not speak to President Trump in a 'you give me one way, I will give you another one' style," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel on 2 December. referring to the conversation between him and Trump on July 25.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky at a meeting in Paris, France in June 2019 Photo: Reuters.

During the phone call, Trump allegedly used a military aid package to pressure Ukraine to investigate the father and son of former US Vice President Joe Biden, Trump's rival in the race to the White House in 2020. Biden's son is a Hunter who worked for Burisma energy company of Ukraine.

The U.S. House of Representatives is working hard to expedite hearings to impeach President Trump in connection with the allegations. In an interview today, Zelensky said he "did not fully understand" the charges against the US president at the hearings, and said he did not want to give the impression that Ukrainians were "beggars".

This is not the first time Zelensky has denied the "barter" allegations related to his phone conversation with the US President. Speaking to reporters in Kiev on 9 September, Zelensky said he was not "extorted" in a phone call with Trump in July. "That's not the subject of our call," he said. Ukrainian religion says.

The US House of Representatives will hold its first hearing to impeach Trump on December 4. Trump's lawyer said the White House boss would not attend the hearing because he was not provided enough information.