Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that he though only President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE's side of a call between the two leaders would be published, Reuters reported.

“I personally think that sometimes such calls between presidents of independent countries should not be published,” Zelensky told Ukrainian media in a briefing in New York that was broadcast in Ukraine, according to Reuters.

“I just thought that they would publish their part,” he added.

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The White House on Wednesday released a partial transcript of the July call between Trump and Zelensky that is at the center of an impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats on Tuesday.

According to the memo of the call, Trump pressed Zelensky to work with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiThe Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting CIA found Putin 'probably directing' campaign against Biden: report Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate MORE and Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Why a backdoor to encrypted data is detrimental to cybersecurity and data integrity FBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation MORE to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE’s role in the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor.

Trump had said earlier that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoWatchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump Trump's push for win with Sudan amps up pressure on Congress Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize MORE got permission from Ukraine to release the partial transcript.

"Secretary of State Pompeo received permission from Ukraine Government to release the transcript of the telephone call I had with their President," he tweeted Tuesday. "They don’t know either what the big deal is."