Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuffs Republicans calling for him to resign
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rebuffed US officials calling for him to resign as the president of Ukraine.
His comments come after Republicans including senator Lindsay Graham and speaker Mike Johnson suggested he should step down from his position following Friday's fiery Oval Office exchange with Donald Trump.
In response to a question from Sky News' lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim this evening, Mr Zelenskyy said: "I can give [Lindsay Graham] citizenship of Ukraine and he will become a citizen of our country.
"And then his voice will start to gain weight, and I will hear him as a citizen of Ukraine on the topic of who must be the president."
"The president of Ukraine will have to be chosen not in Lindsay Graham's home but in Ukraine," he added.
Mr Zelenskyy also confirmed there has been communication between Ukraine and the Trump administration since the disastrous meeting, but "not on my level".
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