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| Source: bbc |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said there was "no blackmail" in a phone call with Donald Trump that is at the heart of a possible attempt to remove the US president from office.
"This is not corruption, it was just a call," Mr Zelensky said on Thursday.
The call lead to a whistleblower complaint and Democratic impeachment inquiry of the Republican president.
Mr Trump denies retaining US aid while forcing Ukraine to investigate political opponent Joe Biden.
On Thursday, Speaking to reporters at a news meeting in Kiev,Mr Zelensky said of his 25 July call with Mr Trump: "There was no blackmail. It was not the subject of our conversation."
He said the reason for the discussion was to organize a meeting with Trump, and there were no "conditions" from the US side.
An unpleasant transcript of the call discharged by the White House indicates Mr Trump asked Mr Zelensky to research or investigate Joe Biden, presently a Democratic frontrunner for next year's White House election.
Hunter Biden, His son, handled a rewarding board position in 2014 with a Ukrainian gas firm that wound up under investigation from a previous prosecutor general.
As US VP Mr Biden, as other Western officials, put pressure on Ukraine in 2016 to have the prosecutor terminated, refering to corruption concerns.
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