Trump and Zelenksy’s call comes after a meeting between the two leaders last month erupted into a shouting match – which threatened to end international relations between the US and Ukraine
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had a “very good” hour-long phone call about the US’ plans for implementing a ceasefire in Ukraine.
It comes after a meeting between the two leaders last month erupted into a shouting match which threatened to end international relations between the US and Ukraine. Trump’s furious outburst saw him accuse Zelensky of “gambling with World War 3”, before the meeting was cut short and Zelensky was asked to leave the White House with no minerals deal signed.
After their call today, Trump took to his social platform Truth to say the leaders are “very much on track” towards a peace deal. He wrote: “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.
Trump continued: “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.”
The US President had previously called for Ukraine to allow the US to extract mineral resources worth $500billion. Under the deal, Ukraine would have contributed 50% of all revenue earned from government-owned natural resource assets into the fund, which included mineral deposits, oil, natural gas and other resources.
After his failed meeting with Zelensky last month, Trump cut off military aid to Ukraine and paused intelligence sharing, before restoring it the following week. Since then, relations between the two have seen a slight improvement, with the Ukranian President saying he is ready to work towards a peace deal under the Trump’s “strong leadership”.
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On Tuesday, Trump spoke over the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin – who agreed for both sides to stop targeting energy infrastructure for 30 days, continued peace talks and Back Sea negotiations. But Putin did not agree to a proposal for a full ceasefire, backed by the US and Ukraine, which would have seen an immediate 30-day stop to fighting on land, air and sea.
According to the White House, the call saw the leaders agree “that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace.”
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