Zelenskyy and Trump hold phone call
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a phone conversation with US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Source: sources of Ukrainska Pravda in Ukraine's President's Office; Zelenskyy on Х (Twitter); Trump on Truthsocial
Details: According to the sources, the conversation took place. Details are not yet known.
Ukraine’s President’s Office will provide details of the conversation later.
Updated: Zelenskyy confirmed that he had a phone conversation with Trump at 01:19 on 20 July.
Quote from Zelenskyy: "We agreed with President Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting."
Details: Trump also reported having a conversation with Zelenskyy.
Quote from Trump: "I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families.
Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity."
Previously: CNN reported that former president Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were scheduled to have a phone call on Friday, 19 July.
Background:
- Recently, Trump stated that he would tell Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, "Don't ever, ever go into Ukraine".
- He also claimed that if the US had a "smart president", countries such as Russia, China and North Korea (DPRK) would cease to be enemies of the United States.
- Trump's headquarters said that the priority of his potential second term would be to end Russia’s war against Ukraine as soon as possible.
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