Zelenskyy Says He Had Productive Conversation With Trump On Ending War | World News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he focused on the end of the war with US President Donald Trump and Russia and coordinating the positions between Kiev and Washington.
Zelenskyy said that the two leaders discussed a “fair and permanent peace” and appreciated Trump for their efforts to end the conflict.
Zelenskyy, in a statement shared in X, “it is really a necessity to stop killing as soon as possible, and we fully support it. If Russia had prolonged prolongation, it would have passed without war for months.” He said.
Zelenskyy added that both sides have changed the evaluation of the battlefield, especially the increasing number of Russian strikes in Kiev and other Ukraine cities. He said that President Trump was “fully informed about the current situation and Moscow’s intense attacks.
The two leaders also discussed the sanctions on Russia. Zelenskyy said that the Russian economy continued to weaken under international pressure and that Trump’s strong stance on sanctions could “change”.
“So Moscow is so sensitive to this expectation and President Trump’s decision.”
Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine and the US discussed wider European support, especially from NATO countries, discussing defense aid. He stressed that more than $ 1 billion American -made weapon was given by the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
“NATO will continue this cooperation with NATO countries.” He said.
He also announced that a new bilateral defense agreement focusing on drones between Ukraine and the United States has been prepared.
“The draft agreement on the drones has already been prepared on the Ukrainian side. We are ready to discuss and conclude this in detail. It may be one of the most powerful agreements.”
Zelenskyy ended his message by thanking the US people for supporting Ukraine’s defense.
He continued: “Thank you to every American heart that supports our defense of life. Thank you President Trump!” he said.
In a separate update, President Zelenskyy said that mercenaries from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and several African countries fought with Russian troops in the ongoing war.
The allegation was made on Monday during his visit to the 57th Brigade of the 57th Brigade in the Kharkiv region to the facade soldiers of the separate motorized infantry battalion.
“Our fighters in this sector report the participation of mercenaries from the war from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Africa. We will answer.”
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump targeted India to import oil from Russia once again. In an article on the social media platform, the real Social said that the United States will “increase the tariffs that India pays for” large quantities of Russian oil “for buying what it has described as” Russian oil “.
“India is not only buying a large amount of Russian oil, then they sell it in the open market for large snow for most of the purchased oil. They don’t care how many people in Ukraine have been killed by the Russian war machine. Therefore, I will significantly increase the tariff paid to the USA. Thank you for your attention !!!” Trump wrote.
The Post comes shortly after Trump’s 25% mutual tariff statement on Indian goods, and points to additional penalties for energy trade with Moscow.
