President Donald Trump said he had a “very good phone call” with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zenskyy in their first conversation since the disastrous oval office meeting last month.
The two men spoke for about an hour to discuss Trump's call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the conditions for a partially ceases -the fire.
“Much of the discussion was based on the call that was made with President Putin yesterday to prepare both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs. We are very on track, “Trump said in a message about Truth Social.
Trump added that he asked State Secretary Marco Rubio and national security adviser Michael Waltz to give more details.
Both men go to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to resume peace talks.
Wednesday's phone call was the first time that Zensky and Trump spoke since their argument in the Oval Office at the end of February. The two men came in a screaming game about the war with Russia, where Trump accused Zensky of being not grateful enough for the United States.
President Donald Trump said he had a “very good phone call” with the Ukrainian president Volodyymyr Zenskyy
Trump and Putin have taken the first steps to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, while agreing to an 'energy and infrastructure stroke country'.
The partial cease -the -fire agreement will be in force for 30 days. Conversations for a permanent peace will 'start immediately' in the middle, although Putin Trump said that he has various conditions he wants to have met to have the fights ended.
'The leaders agreed that the movement towards peace will start with an energy and infrastructure, as well as technical negotiations on the implementation of a cease -the fire in the Black Sea, completely ceases -the fires and permanent peace. These negotiations will immediately start in the middle, “said the White House in the reading of the call.
But Zensky, who was not on the call, accused Russia of the already violation of that agreement.
He said that the Ukrainian civil infrastructure was even hit.
'Unfortunately, there have bone hits, specifically on civilian infrastructure,' zensky written on x. 'a direct hit by a' shahed 'drone on a hospital in sumy, strikes on cities in the donetsk region, and attack drones currently in the ski -zu.b.uorn, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions. '
'Nowadays, Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a completely cessation -the fire. It would be good for the world to respond by rejecting all Putin's attempts to extend the war, Zensky said about the move of Russia.
In the meantime, the American envoy Steve Witkoff said that conversations about a peace agreement will start on Monday in Jeddah, predicting a cease -the fire -agreement could come as fast as a few weeks. “
“I believe we'll go the technical teams on Monday” to the kingdom, Witkoff told Bloomberg Television.
“They agreed on a road to a number of ceasefires … and with a completely ceasefire that will be negotiated in the coming days. I actually think we'll get to it in a few weeks,” he said.
Witkoff, who is also the special envoy of Trump in the middle, did not give any details about the upcoming conversations, but said it was time for the technical teams to stitch the I's and cross the Ts, and everyone is dedicated to that process. “
He also said that it is “my best gamble” that a meeting between Trump and Putin will probably happen. “He didn't offer a timeline.
The Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zenskyr fitted Russia of it to break the partial stakes –
President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky had not spoken in the Oval Office at the end of February since their fall -out
However, Putin has conditions for a permanent end of the fighting and says that he wants the United States and his allies to put an end to military and intelligence aid to Ukraine to stop hostilities, according to the Kremlin lecture from the conversation with Trump.
“It was emphasized that the most important condition to prevent the full termination of foreign military aid and providing information information to KYIV to KYIV,” Moscow said.
However, European allies are afraid that Moscow could be held during a ceasefire, so that Kyiv will stay short-handed and catches up.
