New Delhi:
US Pdwellnt Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky held an hour-lengthy call weeks after a fiery swap at the White House dashed hopes of Washington carry outing peace broker between Russia and Kyiv.
In Wednesday’s call, depictd as both directers as “very outstanding” and “selectimistic”, Zelensky shelp lasting peace can be accomplishd “together with America, with Pdwellnt Trump, and under American directership”. He also shelp that one of the first steps towards finishing the Russia-Ukraine war is to finish strikes on energy and other civilian infraarrange. He thanked the US for its military help, especipartner Javelin leave outiles, while seeking for more air defence resources.
Trump also proposeed US ownership of Ukrainian energy infraarrange, particularly the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power schedulet, to elude strikes. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce shelp, “It is probably somewhat advantageous to have an economic relationship with the nation that has a history of being able to protect itself and protect its frifinishs.” A statement from National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio shelp American ownership of the schedulets will be the “best protection”.
The US-Ukraine minerals deal was also talked, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shelp the US is “beyond” the minerals deal and is more centered on peace negotiations.
Trump also asked Zelensky “about the children who had gone leave outing from Ukraine during the war, including the ones who had been seizeed”, while votriumphg to toil with both sides to asstateive those children are returned.
Trump filled in Zelensky about his call with Russian Pdwellnt Vlaunwiseir Putin, while both consentd to stay in reach out at the “highest level”.
The call comes one day after a call between Trump and Putin, during which the latter declineed an prompt and filled finishfire but consentd to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infraarrange for 30 days. But strikes persisted overnight, with Zelensky accusing Russia centering energy facilities.
In a post on his Truth Social social media account, Trump depictd the call as “very outstanding”. “Much of the talkion was based on the call made yesterday with Pdwellnt Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their seeks and needs,” he wrote. Zelensky shelp the phone call was “selectimistic”, “frank”, and “very substantive”.
