Ukraine will never allow itself to meddle in U.S. elections – president

Ukraine will not allow itself to interfere in the U.S. elections and spoil relations with the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

"It is never, under any circumstances, acceptable to interfere in any way in the sovereign elections of another country. I assure our partners once again that Ukraine did not allow and will not allow itself in the future to meddle in the elections and thereby undermine our sincere partnership of trust with the United States," he wrote on his Facebook page.

According to him, preventing Ukraine from being drawn into U.S. domestic policy is a matter of national security.

"I believe that citizens of Ukraine, to put it mildly, should refrain from any activity related to the presidential elections in the United States and should not allow themselves to try to solve any of their personal political or business problems using this. Ukraine's reputation is worth much more than the reputation of any of our politicians," Zelensky wrote.

He expressed hope that Ukraine's international partners would also have the "same respectful attitude towards the sovereign right of Ukraine to internal affairs and the internal choice of its priorities."

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