Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he had had a “meaningful conversation” with US President Donald Trump and that the leaders discussed ways to end Russia’s nearly three-year invasion of Ukraine.
“We long talked about opportunities to achieve peace, discussed our readiness to work together at the team level,” Zelenskyy said on social media, adding that he was “grateful to President Trump for his interest in what we can accomplish together.”Zelenskyy said that Trump “briefed us on his conversation with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin”. In his evening address to the nation, Zelenskyy said the call was “very substantive” and that he and Trump had discussed “many nuances- diplomatic, military and economic”.
“We long talked about opportunities to achieve peace, discussed our readiness to work together at the team level,” Zelenskyy said on social media, adding that he was “grateful to President Trump for his interest in what we can accomplish together.”Zelenskyy said that Trump “briefed us on his conversation with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin”. In his evening address to the nation, Zelenskyy said the call was “very substantive” and that he and Trump had discussed “many nuances- diplomatic, military and economic”.
“We believe America’s strength is enough; together with us, and with all our partners; to push Russia and Putin to peace,” he said. Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said on television news that Zelenskyy stressed to Trump that the war must end “in a just peace”. He also said Ukraine’s “independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty” cannot be subject to any compromise.
