president trump required and that ambassador sondland had testified sor clearly about. numerous witnesses testifiedbo about the importance of a white house meeting with the president of the united states. specifically a meeting in the oval office, an official act by president trump. as davidy holmes senior offici in theni u.s. embassy in ukrain said, it is important to understand that a white house visit was critical to president zelensky. president zelensky needed to show u.s. support at the highest levelsat in order to demonstrat to russian president putin that he had u.s. backing as well as to advance his ambitious anti-corruption reformit agendat home. in other words, the white house visit would help zelensky s anti-corruption reforms. and that support remains critical as r president zelensk meets today with president putin