Trump reported a phone conversation with Zelensky
US President Donald Trump said that he held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12, whose term of office expired on May 20, 2024. This he stated in his social network Truth Social.
"We discussed many topics related to <conflict>, but mainly the meeting that will be organized on Friday in Munich, where Vice President JD Vance Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the delegation. I hope that the results of this meeting will be positive," Trump said.
He said Zelensky, like Russian President Vladimir Putin, wants peace in Ukraine. Trump added that it is time to end the conflict.
In addition, Zelensky said in his Telegram channel that they also discussed the preparation of a new agreement on security and economic and resource cooperation and agreed on further contacts and meetings.
Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and Trump had a phone conversation. It lasted for an hour and a half. The leaders of the countries discussed the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. At the same time, the Russian President pointed to the need to eliminate the root causes of the crisis and agreed with the American leader that a long-term solution can be achieved through peaceful negotiations.
According to Peskov, they also touched upon issues related to the exchange of Russian and US citizens and the settlement of the situation in the Middle East. In addition, Putin invited Trump to visit Moscow.
On the eve of the American president reported that as a result of close contacts of the White House administration with Moscow and Kiev over the past week, it was possible to achieve significant progress in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.
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