White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump on Monday had a positive call with Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine.
Zelenskyy's response came after Russia's Foreign Minister said Moscow's negotiating position would change Sergei Lavrov after alleged strikes on Putin's Novgorod region residence overnight on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that US President Donald Trump briefed him on a 20-point peace plan discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy sought long-term security guarantees and said a ceasefire and referendum would be needed as part of any peace agree
US President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to continue peace talks amid the war in Europe, which is now in its fourth year.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange, but President Putin was very generous in his feelings toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
"We had a terrific meeting. We discussed a lot of things. As you know, I had an excellent phone call with President Putin. It lasted for over two hours. We discussed a lot of points. I do think we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close. The President and I just spoke to the European le
"I just had a good and very productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia prior to my meeting, at 1:00 P.M. today, with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited a command post of the Russian Armed Forces and his remarks there that if Ukraine refuses to end things peacefully, Russia would meet the challenges with force, as reported by TASS.
Speaking in Halifax, Nova Scotia, alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Zelensky linked the prolonged assault to Russia's intentions, a day before his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida.
During the call, Zelenskyy stressed that strong military and diplomatic positions are essential to "prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from manipulating and evading a real and just end to the war."
US President Donald Trump has indicated that he expects to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, soon, ahead of his anticipated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida on Sunday, as international efforts aimed at ending the four-year-long running wa
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