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President Trump’s plan to bring peace between Ukraine and Russia is looking more promising each day. On Wednesday, following his Tuesday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the 47th president spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He highlighted the conversation in a Truth Social post. “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.”
He recapped his administration’s progress, which was virtually nonexistent during the Biden-Harris administration. “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.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed the statement from Secretary Rubio and Waltz during Wednesday’s briefing.
“Today President Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a fantastic phone conversation. President Zelenskyy thanked President Trump for a productive start for the work of the Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah on March 11th. The meeting of the senior officials from both nations significantly helped in moving toward ending the war.” Leavitt told reporters.
She continued, “President Zelenskyy thanked President Trump for the support of the United States, especially the Javelin missiles that President Trump was first to provide, and his efforts towards peace. The leaders agreed Ukraine and America will continue working together to bring about a real end to the war, and that lasting peace under President Trump’s leadership can be achieved.”
The statement also said that President Trump briefed Zelenskyy on the details of his phone call with Putin, outlining the “key issues discussed.”
President Trump agreed to help Zelenskyy find additional air defense systems, “particularly in Europe,” according to the statement.
A “partial ceasefire against energy” was also agreed upon by the two leaders. The statement previewed an upcoming meeting in Saudi Arabia to “discuss broadening the ceasefire to the Black Sea on the way to a full ceasefire,” the statement read.