Ukraine Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky praised President Donald Trump for his efforts to “drain the swamp” of American politics, a memorandum of Trump’s July 25th phone call with Zelensky reveals.

“We are trying to work hard because we wanted to drain the swamp here in our country,” Zelensky said, calling Trump “a great teacher for us and in that.”

Zelensky also he learned a great deal on campaigning from Trump. “We used quite a few of your skills and knowledge and were able to use it as an example for our elections,” Ukraine’s president admitted.

The exchange, as reported in the memorandum, is presented below: