Trump, Ukraine's Zelenskyy speak by phone

Washington — Former President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in a call that comes nearly five years after another phone conversation between the leaders triggered Trump's first impeachment. 

Both Trump and Zelenskyy shared details of the call on social media, saying the Ukrainian president congratulated Trump on becoming the GOP nominee and condemning Saturday's attempted assassination. 

Trump, who has insisted that the war between Russia and Ukraine "would have never happened" if he were still president, described it as a "very good phone call."