"Enough!" CNN reporters' mention of the "call gate" infuriated the Ukrainian president

People's Daily - Global Times

Since US President Trump was impeached for being pressured to investigate political enemies in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has also been at the center of the "call gate" incident and has been chased and beaten by the media. On the 19th local time, Zelenskiy and visiting Czech Prime Minister Babiš held a joint press conference in Kiev, and a reporter from CNN completely angered Zelenskiy's question about the incident, and he angrily said to the reporter: "Everyone in Ukraine has had enough!"

Zelenskiy has tried to stay out of the U.S. political infighting, and he publicly stated at a marathon news conference last month that Ukraine is not a defender of the United States and does not want to get involved in the political struggle because it could hurt Ukraine's interests, according to the US "Politics" news website. However, CNN broke the news that Zelenskiy was actually ready to publicly announce an investigation into Trump's political enemy, former US Vice President Biden's father and son, but was shelved because of the "call gate" incident.

When CNN reporters asked Zelenskiy on the 19th whether he was ready to announce an investigation into the Biden father and son and the events related to the 2016 US election to show pressure and compromise on the United States, Zelenskiy complained: "We have our own country, our own independence and our own problems." That's it. Zelenskiy then rolled his eyes at the reporter, ignored his follow-up questions, and quickly left the scene with the help of his assistant.

Agence France-Presse said that Ukraine is currently promoting important reforms, but the world is only focusing on the "call gate", zelenskiy is very unhappy with the media's exhaustive pursuit. In the United States, the public hearing on Trump's impeachment inquiry is entering a critical week.

According to the Associated Press reported on the 19th, at the public hearing held by the US House of Representatives on the 19th, Vindman, an expert on ukraine of the US National Security Council who listened to the US-Ukrainian president's call, criticized Trump's practice of pressuring Ukraine to investigate political enemies at the beginning. Mr. Vindman said alexander Daniljuk, secretary general of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, had asked him three times to serve as Ukraine's defense minister, but he thought it was a joke and immediately refused. Republicans argue that the proposal makes Vinderman's unfavorable testimony against Trump appear untrustworthy. "I'm American and I came here when I was a toddler," Vinderman emphasized. Winderman was born in Ukraine and was brought to the United States after the death of his mother.