SPeREroReoHNOroTtE UNCLASSIFIED "9 Declassified by order of the Presid September 24,2019 — veer corr— muncnanien OF Tatzatinte couiveaskeron mUETECT: §_“syey~teaghiarn:Cacversatiod Sh Beaadone Zelenskyy of Ukraine PARTICIPANTS: President Zelenskyy of Ukraine Notetakers: The White House Situation Room DATE, TIME July 25, 2019, 9:03 - 9:33 a.m. EDT AND PLACE: Residence cTsywer The President: Congratulations on a great victory. We all watched from the United States and you did a terrific job. The way you came from behind, somebody who wasn't given much of a chance, and you ended up winning easily. It's a fantastic achievement. Congratulations. stevtepepresident zelenskyy: You are absolutely right Mr. President. We did win big and we worked hard for this. We worked a lot but I would like to confess to you that I had an opportunity to learn from you. We used quite a few of your skills and knowledge and were able to use it as an example for our elections and yes it is true that these were unique elections. We were in a unique situation that we were able to AUBION. 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We Brought in many aany new poopie, Not the eld politicians, not the typical politictans, because we wast £9 havea new format and a nev type of government. You are a great teacher for us and in that ‘Yow Te President: Nell it's very aise of you to say that. T ‘LI cay Chat ve do a lot for Ukraine. We spend a lor cf effort Gnd a lot of tine, uch more than the Buropean countries are 4oing and they should be helping you nore than they are. Germany oes almost nothing for you. Ali they do 1a talk and t chinie iets someehing that you should restly aak them about. When T vas ‘speaking to Angela Merkel she taike Ukraine, but she doesn't Go Shything. A lot of the Suropean countries aie the sane way 60 T Chink it's something you vant to lost at but the Unived states has been very very good to Usraine. 1 wouldn't say that st'e reciprocal necessarily because things re happening that are not good but the United tates has been very very good to Okeaine. titer Presiden: zelenskyy: Yes you are abeslutely right. Not only 1008, but actually 1000¥ and 7 can tell you the following Yidia talk to Angela Merkel and I dia weet with her. 1 also net find talked with Macron an T told them that they are act. doing quite ag much as they need to be doing on the iesues with the Sanctions. Tey are not enforcing the sanctions, They are Hot working as much a they should vork for Utraine. It turns out Ghat even though logicatly, the Huropean Union should be our biggest partner but technically the United Seates iz a mach Digger partner than the Buropean Union and I'm very grateful to you for' that because the United States in doing quite a ict for Beraine. Much more than the European Union expecially when we fare talking about sanctions against the huseian Federation. 7 Would also Like to thank you for your great support in the are Of detence. we are ready to continue to cooperate for the next ‘stepe apecitically we are almost ready to buy nore Javelina fron the United states for defense purpores. ERGLASSIEIED ti > UNCLASSIFIED “fotwmh The President: x would ike you to do us a favor thougt because our country has been through a lot and Uxraine knows s Jot about it, T would like you to find out what happened with thie wpole situation with crane, they say Crowdetrike. 1 guess you have one of Your wealthy people the server, they say Ucraine has it. There are a 2ot of things that vent cn, che whole situation. T think you're surrounding yourself with sone Of he same people. 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On the other hand, T also want to enoure you that we will be very serious about the case and will work on the investigation. Ae to the economy, there is mich potential for our two countries and one Of the issues that is very important for Ukraine is energy independence. I believe we can be very successful and cooperating on energy independence with United States. We are already working on cooperation. We are buying American oil but I am very hopeful for a future meeting. We will have more time and More opportunities to discuss these opportunities and get to Know each other better. I would like to thank you very mich for yeur support {e/HH The President: Good. Well, thank you very much and I appreciate that. I will tell Rudy and Attorney General Barr to call. Thank you. Whenever you would like to come to the White House, feel free to call. Give us a date and we'll work that out. I look forward to seeing you. tone President Zelenskyy: Thank you very much. I would be very happy to cone and would be happy to meet with you personally and get to know you better. I am looking forward to our meeting and T also would like to invite you to visit Ukraine and cone to the city of Kyiv which is a beautiful city. We have a beautiful country Which would welcone you. on the other hand, 7 believe that on September 1 we will be in Poland and we can meet in Poland hopefully. After that, it might be a very good idea for you to travel to Ukraine. We can either take my plane and go to Ukraine or we can take your plane, which is probably much better than mine ‘tevtterTe President: okay, we can work that out. I lock forward to seeing you in Washington and maybe in Poland because I think we are going to be there at that tis ‘teitter President Zelenskyy: Thank you very much Mr. President tevtimthe President: congratulations on a fantastic job you've done. The whole world was watching. I'm not sure it was so mich of an upset but congratulations cewey President Zelenskyy: Thank you Mr. President bye-bye. -+ End of Conversation (pt