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During a meeting with Zelensky, Trump arranged a call with a former "Miss Ukraine." It broke the ice

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in August 2025 at the White House, US President Donald Trump unexpectedly arranged a phone call between Zelensky and former "Miss Ukraine" Oleksandra Nikolaenko, The New York Times learned .

Oleksandra Nikolaenko with her husband Phil Ruffin

According to The New York Times, this happened after Zelensky arrived in Washington on August 18 with several European leaders to convince Trump of the dangers of compromising with Russia.

During the conversation, Trump remarked that during his time as owner of the "Miss Universe" pageant, his Ukrainian contestants were very beautiful. Zelensky playfully responded that he himself married one of the beautiful Ukrainian women.

Trump stated that his friend, Las Vegas magnate Phil Ruffin, married former "Miss Ukraine" Oleksandra Nikolaenko, whom Trump himself introduced him to at the pageant.

After that, he called Ruffin, who handed the phone to his wife, and Trump did the same for Zelensky. During the conversation, which lasted 10-15 minutes, silence reigned in the room as the two interlocutors spoke in Ukrainian.

Witnesses noted that after this event, the atmosphere changed: people laughed, it all created a "human connection" and made Zelensky more "human" for Trump. A month later, at the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump called Zelensky a "great man" who is "fighting a hell of a battle."

Oleksandra Nikolaenko held the title of "Miss Ukraine" in 2001.

Comments5

  • Папик Дони
    31.12.2025
    Все любят красивых женщин.
    Кто их не любит,тот демократ.
  • бабруйчанін
    01.01.2026
    Пад час размовы Аляксандра разпавяла
    Яе маці бацька зараз у Адэсе
    Бацька ні жадае пакідаць Адэсу ні жадае пакінуць яе ВВПу
    І гэта чул Д.Трамп ..
  • Гиленд
    01.01.2026
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