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Trump: "The women in your country are beautiful" – "I know, I married one" Zelenskyy replied – The unknown dialogue and the call to a former Miss Ukraine

Published December 31, 2025, 21:05
Trump: "The women in your country are beautiful" – "I know, I married one" Zelenskyy replied – The unknown dialogue and the call to a former Miss Ukraine

Efforts to reach a peaceful resolution in Ukraine are ongoing at the beginning of 2026, with active involvement from the United States and European countries. During a meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in August 2025, an informal conversation took place regarding the beauty of Ukrainian women. Trump commented that he had always found Ukrainian contestants in the Miss Universe pageant to be particularly beautiful, a sentiment Zelenskyy echoed, revealing that he is married to a Ukrainian woman. Trump then referenced his friend Phil Ruffin, who married former Miss Ukraine Oleksandra Nikolayenko in 2008, with Trump serving as a groomsman. A phone call followed with Ruffin and his wife, after which Trump handed the phone to Zelenskyy for a conversation in Ukrainian. Nikolayenko shared with Zelenskyy the story of her family, who remain in Odesa, and her father's refusal to leave the city. Her father, a veteran officer, wishes to stay in Ukraine, believing that leaving would mean losing his homeland. According to witnesses, this conversation created a more human atmosphere between the two leaders, helping Trump to better understand Zelenskyy and the situation in Ukraine. The move is said to have "humanized" Zelenskyy in Trump's eyes, creating a connection beyond political interests.