

“I spoke online with representatives of both Houses of Congress and both parties,” he wrote. Zelensky said in a statement late Saturday that he had spoken to US lawmakers about the “war crimes” committed by Russian troops and called on Moscow to impose additional sanctions. “ĭanes also shared an image of the meeting and wrote: “We are currently in a zoom call with President Zelensky. Rubio posted a screenshot of Zelensky on Twitter. He added, “The horrifying and reckless ignorance of two US Senators.” “To keep President Zelensky safe, the Ukrainian ambassador very deliberately asked each of us to zoom in not to share anything on social media during the meeting,” Phillips said. Remaining He is in an unstable position when he rallying his citizens against the Russian attack on Ukraine. Phillips also said on Saturday that lawmakers were asked by the Ukrainian ambassador to not share the visual details of the meeting in order to “keep it safe” in Zelensky.

Several aides who talked to NBC News said Parliamentarians were specifically asked not to tweet about the meeting. In discussions, the President of Ukraine called for additional military aid from the United States, among other requests. Minnesota Democrat Dean Phillips tweeted about “horrifying reckless ignorance” after posting a screenshot of Saturday’s Zoom Call between Zelensky and several lawmakers while the meeting was still in progress. Zelensky is still in a difficult position as he continues to rally his country against the Russian army.įlorida Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Montana Steve Daines shared an image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on social media after being asked not to do so during the meeting for the safety of leaders. Legislators were asked to refrain from revealing visual details from meetings with the President of Ukraine. Sole robe / pool via APĭean Phillips criticized Senators Rubio and Danes for sharing images of Zelensky at a meeting on Saturday.
