President Trump will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday following Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier in which the two discussed a limited ceasefire in the Russian-Ukraine war.
Zelensky said Putin’s promise following a call with Trump to halt Russian attacks on energy and infrastructure in Ukraine was “very much at odds with reality,” pointing to a Russian salvo Tuesday night of 150 drones against Ukrainian targets, including energy facilities.
The Kremlin accused Kyiv of targeting Russian oil facilities overnight.
“We will discuss the details of the next steps with him,” Zelenskyy said. “For us, the red line is the recognition of the Ukrainian temporarily occupied territories as Russian. We will not go for it.”
“We will support any proposals that lead to a sustainable, just peace. But for this we must understand what is at stake. What are the details? And I hope to God that we know all these details, so that the partners talk to us. Because there are two sides in this war – Russia and Ukraine. Trying to negotiate without Ukraine, in my view, will not be productive,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
“We support all steps toward ending the war. We will give support, but in order to support something we need to understand what specifically it is,” he added.
Trump described his call with Putin as “very good and productive” on Truth Social.
“Many elements of a Contract for Peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed, and both President Putin and President Zelenskyy would like to see it end,” Trump wrote. “That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done!”
The White House said in a statement following the call that “The leaders agreed 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.
“These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East,” it added.
V Zelenski is just playing with our President Trump and with us The American people.
He has no wish to end the war, to end the slaughter of his people nor to sign the peace treaty.
Disgusting!!