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"#Ukraine did not and will not allow itself to interfere in the
elections and thus harm our trusting and sincere partnership
with the #USA," he wrote on Twitter late on Saturday.
Zelenskiy, 42, was a comic actor when he won a landslide
election last year. But the first year of his presidency was
overshadowed by Ukraine's unwitting involvement in events that
led to the impeachment of Republican U.S. President Donald
Trump. Trump had unsuccessfully pressed Ukraine to launch an
investigation into his Democratic rival in the 2020 presidential
race, former Vice President Joe Biden.
"Never, under any circumstances, it's acceptable to meddle in
another country's sovereign elections," Zelenskiy wrote.
Zelenskiy appealed to Ukrainian politicians to avoid any actions
that could be linked to U.S. elections, nor allow themselves to
try to solve any of their personal, political or business
problems that way.
"Ukraine's reputation is worth much more than the reputation of
any of our politicians," the president said.
Earlier this week, Zelenskiy told Reuters that he hoped U.S.
support for Ukraine would remain strong regardless of who wins
the American election.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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