Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech in Budapest on Thursday that he had a productive conversation with President-elect Trump after Tuesday's election win and expressed optimism in his leadership.
"It was a productive conversation, a good conversation," Zelensky said of his phone call with Trump on Wednesday. "Of course, we cannot yet know what his actions will be. But we do hope that America will become stronger.
"This is the kind of America that Europe needs. And a strong Europe is what America needs, to my mind," he continued. "This is the connection between allies that must be valued and cannot be lost."
Zelensky had........