Washington Trump said President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were on the phone for about an hour on Wednesday morning.
“Just just made a good call with Zelenskyy of Ukrainian President,” the president wrote. “It lasted about an hour. Much of the discussion was based on yesterday’s call with President Putin in order to align Russia and Ukraine based on their requirements and needs.”
The day after Mr. Trump’s long conference call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr. Trump said Putin agreed to a 30-day ceasefire on Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure. The promise is less than the entire ceasefire that the United States has pushed and agreed to by Ukraine. Russia A series of drone strikes were launched This hit civilian areas and damaged a hospital.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a joint statement that Mr. Trump “a complete brief introduction” on a call with Putin Zelenskyy, Mr. Trump and Zelenskyy “agree to share information closely between their defense staff as the battlefield conditions develop.” Zelenskyy asked for other air defense systems and Mr. Trump “agree to work with him to find what is available, especially in Europe.”
Waltz and Rubio also said Mr. Trump suggested that the United States could own and operate nuclear power plants in Ukraine. “U.S. ownership of these plants will be the best protection of the infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure,” their statement said.
Zelenskyy said he had a “positive, substantial conversation with Frank” with U.S. President Donald Trump and “thanks to his good start in the Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah.”
“Only a real stop to Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure can we show a real desire to end the war and bring peace closer,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday night.
Wednesday’s call was the first conversation between Mr. Trump and Zelenskyy Disaster Oval Office Meeting Last month, U.S. officials told Ukrainians to leave the White House early.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly stated that he believes Putin wants peace and there is little evidence to support this claim, three years after Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, a special envoy from the Middle East Steve Witkoff said Putin was conducting business with “integrity” and Russian leaders issued an order after a call with Mr. Trump directed Russian troops not to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Zelenskyy expressed doubts about Putin’s desire for peace.
“We are skeptical about trusting Russians,” Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. “Putin has no trust. That’s why I said we need to understand how it works technically so that it depends not only on their desires. That’s it.”
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said the “technical team” will travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to try to hammer the conditions of the ceasefire.
“I spoke with Russian counterpart Yuri Uskov today about President Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. We agree that our technical team will meet in Riyadh in the coming days to focus on implementing and expanding a local ceasefire President Trump seeks help from Russia.”
