We believe that, together with United States and under Trump’s leadership, lasting peace can be achieved this year – Zelenskyy
During the conversation, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to continue working together to achieve a real end to the war and establish a lasting peace.
The head of state announced this on social media, Censor.NET reports.
"I had a positive, very informative and frank conversation with President of the United States Donald Trump. I thanked him for the good and productive start of the work of the Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah on 11 March - this meeting of the teams significantly helped in moving towards the end of the war.
"We agreed that Ukraine and the United States must continue to work together to achieve a real end to the war and establish a lasting peace. We believe that together with America, with President Trump and under American leadership, we can achieve a lasting peace this year," Zelenskyy said.
Trump also shared details of his conversation with Putin and the key issues they discussed.
"One of the first steps toward a complete end to the war would be halting strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure. I supported this step, and Ukraine has confirmed its readiness to implement it. Our teams discussed this step in Jeddah.
The American side has also proposed an unconditional ceasefire along the front line, and Ukraine has accepted this proposal as well. We will continue working to make this happen. We believe that such steps are essential to creating the conditions necessary for preparing a comprehensive peace agreement during the ceasefire," Zelenskyy said.
"I also provided an update on the situation on the battlefield and the consequences of Russian strikes. We talked about the situation in the Kursk region, touched upon the release of prisoners of war, the return of Ukrainian children who were captured by Russian troops. We also discussed the state of Ukraine's air defence and the possibility of strengthening it to protect lives.
We have instructed our teams to address technical issues related to the implementation and expansion of the partial ceasefire. The Ukrainian and American teams are ready to meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to continue coordinating steps towards peace. We have instructed our advisors and representatives to carry out this work as soon as possible. We noted the positive work of our advisers and representatives - Rubio, Waltz, Kellogg, Yermak, Sybiha, Umerov and Palisa. At the next meetings, the teams can agree on all the necessary aspects of moving towards lasting peace and security guarantees.
I thanked President Trump and the American people for their support. I stressed that Ukrainians want peace, which is why Ukraine accepted the unconditional ceasefire proposal. I stressed the importance of President Trump's concept of peace through strength. We agreed to maintain constant contact, including at the highest level and through our teams," the Ukrainian president added.
