Zelenskiy explained why he refused to meet Giuliani in summer. "It is not at the president's level to meet a lawyer."
Regarding Burisma case, Zelenskiy says he does not know the details, so therefore can't say whether Ukraine's prosecutor general should close the case or not. Does not know if Bidens did not break any laws. "Can't speak to that."
More details about what Zelenskiy exactly said regarding Kolomoysky and PrivatBank:
"The state should not suffer losses. We need to sit down with him and say: look, it's not going to happen, there is no money, nobody would return anything, let's settle this. You want to live in this country – go ahead. But they don't give me an option to do this. I'm ready to sit down with any oligarch."
So, fifth group of journalists has finished up with Zelenskiy, who interrupted the q-and-a session towards the end to get up from the table to address a woman in the crowd below in the eatery. She is mother of murdered Ukrainian lawyer Iryna Nozdrovska. Zelenskiy promises his office will follow up.
Asked if PrivatBank will be "returned" to Kolomoyskiy, Zelenskiy says "no."
Russian officials reacting to Zelenskiy's call to include return of Crimea in the Normandy Format. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said Russia will "never discuss Crimea on any platforms," according to TASS.
Pressed, Zelenskiy says Ukraine will investigate possible Ukrainian interference in 2016 U.S. election. Stresses Kyiv has received no evidence or other material relating to that from Washington.
Asked by BBC if he thinks Ukraine illegally interfered in 2016 election, Zelenskiy says Ukraine has no simple answer.