Zelensky-Trump talks: US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation for approximately an hour on Wednesday morning. The two leaders spoke just a day after Trump had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a social media post, Trump said the call was to "align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs" as he seeks to bring about a ceasefire between the two countries.
In a social media post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. It lasted approximately one hour. Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs. We are very much on track, and I will ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, to give an accurate description of the points discussed. That Statement will be put out shortly."
Had a positive, very substantive, and frank conversation with President
Zelenskyy, in an X post said, "I had a positive, very substantive, and frank conversation with President of the United States Donald Trump. I thanked him for a good and productive start to the work of the Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah on March 11—this meeting of the teams significantly helped in moving toward ending the war. We agreed that Ukraine and the United States should continue working together to achieve a real end to the war and lasting peace. We believe that together with America, with President Trump, and under American leadership, lasting peace can be achieved this year..."
"President Trump shared details of his conversation with Putin and the key issues discussed. One of the first steps toward fully ending the war could be ending strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure. I supported this step, and Ukraine confirmed that we are ready to implement it... We instructed our teams to resolve technical issues related to implementing and expanding the partial ceasefire. Ukrainian and American teams are ready to meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to continue coordinating steps toward peace. We instructed our advisors and representatives to carry out this work as quickly as possible."
Putin, Trump hold talks
Earlier, in his conversation with Trump, Putin urged him that a "complete cessation of providing Kyiv with foreign military aid and intelligence must become the key condition for preventing an escalation of the conflict" between Kyiv and Moscow.
Trump put forward a proposal for both Russia and Ukraine to "mutually refrain from strikes on energy, infrastructure" for 30 days. Putin responded positively, as he immediately passed the relevant order to the Russian troops.
What did Trump say about his talks with Putin?
In his post on Truth Social, Trump said, "We agreed to an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a complete ceasefire and, ultimately, an end to this very horrible war between Russia and Ukraine."
Putin also assured that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would live and be treated fairly in accordance with Russian legislation and international law in the event of surrender. This comes after Trump urged his Russian counterpart to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.
(With AP inputs)
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