Phone calls with Trump: more risky venture than diplomatic boon


  • World
  • Tuesday, 08 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: A section of the report from the U.S. intelligence community whistleblower to the U.S. House Intelligence Committee where the whistleblower refers to whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would "play ball" is seen after being released by the committee in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Arranging a phone call with the president of the United States used to be seen as a diplomatic win. But increasingly it comes with serious risks, from transcript leaks to domestic political blowback, and advisers are growing wary.

The fallout from Trump's July 25th call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is still reverberating in Kiev and has led to the opening of an impeachment inquiry in Washington.

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