US president, Donald Trump says he had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that they agreed to start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine “immediately”
Both Trump and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the two presidents agreed to visit each other’s nations during the call
Volodymyr Zelensky’s office has confirmed that the Ukrainian president also spoke to his American counterpart in an hour-long phone call
Donald Trump has posted on social media about the call he had earlier with Ukraine’s president, saying that both Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin want peace.
Trump adds that he and Zelensky discussed a variety of topics related to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which began after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The conversation followed an earlier phone call Trump had with the Russian president, in which the pair agreed for peace talks to begin immediately.
The US president adds a meeting with Zelensky is being set up on Friday in Munich, Germany, which will be led by the Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!”
In remarks after the phone call with Trump, Zelensky says that “together with the US we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace”.
“As President Trump said, let’s get it done,” he adds.
Zelensky says the pair agreed to maintain further contact and plan upcoming meetings.
