“Trump, among other things, completely informed Zelensky about his talks with Putin and key issues discussed”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the statement of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Volts, during a telephone conversation, Trump, among other things, completely informed Zelensky about his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and key issues discussed.
“They discussed the situation in the Kursk region and agreed to share information closely between their defensive agencies as the situation was developing on the battlefield. President Zelensky asked to provide additional air defense systems for civilian protection, and President Trump agreed to work with him to find what is available, in particular in Europe, ”the statement said.
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It is noted that both leaders have also agreed on a partial ceasefire in the energy sphere.
“Technical groups will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to discuss the spread of ceasefire to the Black Sea on the way to a complete ceasefire. They agreed that this could be the first step to the complete cessation of war and security. President Zelensky thanked the Trump President for the leadership in these efforts and confirmed his willingness to stop the fire, ”Washington reports on the results of Trump and Zelensky’s negotiations.
Trump also discussed the issues of power supply and nuclear power plants of Ukraine.
“He said that the United States can be very useful in managing these stations due to their experience in electricity and utilities. American ownership of these stations would be the best protection for this infrastructure and support of Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ”the statement said.
The presidents were informed that their teams have been instructed to move forward in resolving technical issues related to implementation and expanding partial ceasefire.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump reported a “very good” telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who lasted about an hour.
According to official reports, Zelensky and Trump have not personally communicated since they had a dispute during a meeting at the White House on February 28.
On the evening of March 18, Trump and Putin held almost two -hour telephone talks. According to the White House, they agreed that the movement to peace would begin with an “energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on the introduction of a Marine truce in the Black Sea, complete ceasefire and constant peace.”
The Kremlin claims that Putin supported Trump’s idea of a monthly moratorium on mutual blows to energy infrastructure – “he positively responded to this initiative and immediately gave the Russian military the appropriate team.”
At the same time, Putin, according to the Kremlin, marked “a number of significant points” concerning the control of the cessation of fire throughout the line of combat clash, and also spoke about the need to “stop forced mobilization” in Ukraine and the Armed Forces.
The Russian President also called “a key condition for preventing escalation” the complete termination of foreign military assistance and exchange of intelligence with Kiev. At the same time, he did not mention the military support that Russia receives from North Korea, China and Iran.
Subsequently, Donald Trump stated that he did not discuss American assistance to Ukraine during a telephone conversation.