Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky and President Donald Trump made a “very good” phone call on Wednesday, during which the pair discussed the initial agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier.
Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social, “Completed a very good telephone call with Ukraine President Zelancesi.” “Most of the discussion was based on a call with President Putin to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs.
“We are on a lot of track,” said Trump.
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The White House with President Donald Trump Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelancesi is found in February 28, 2025. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
Zelansky said the call was “positive, very important and frank” in a long statement posted on social media on Wednesday afternoon.
The Ukrainian president said, “I thanked them for a good and productive start for the work of Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah on 11 March – this meeting of the teams helped a lot to end the war.” “We agreed that Ukraine and the United States should continue working together to achieve a real end for war and permanent peace. We believe that with the US, with President Trump, and under American leadership, permanent peace can be achieved this year.”
Putin on Tuesday agreed to prevent Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from killing the infrastructure for 30 days, although the ceasefire did not extend to the frontline or civilian population as the Trump administration had originally expected.
Despite doubts from Ukraine and European leaders, on Wednesday, Special Envoy Steve Witcoff said that he believes that a complete ceasefire can be achieved in a few weeks.
He also said that an official meeting between Trump and Putin is likely to be “,” State Secretary Maro Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Sunday planned to discuss the details of Tuesday’s agreement.
It is not clear at this time whether a Ukrainian delegation will also return to Saudi Arabia to start a discussion with Russian counterparts.
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Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelinesky said 175 Ukrainian soldiers were released in a prisoner swap with Russia. (Volodymyr zelenskyy/x)
Putin also agreed as “gestures of goodwill” along with 175 prisoners along with 23 “seriously injured” Ukrainian’s return.
Shortly after his call with Trump, Zelancesi said in a post on X that “one of the largest power exchanges” and a picture of men with Ukrainian flags appeared, returning from Russian captivity.
Zelansky confirmed that 175 soldiers and 22 “guards” were released.
He said, “We are grateful to all our partners, especially the United Arab Emirates, to make today’s exchange possible,” he said, although he did not mention American efforts in the talks.
International leaders expressed disappointment that Ukraine agreed last week, not accepted by Putin during Trump’s discussion, although Trump on Tuesday told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham “at the” Ingraham Kon “that it would be difficult to push Putin into a ceasefire. “Russia has an advantage.”
Zelancesi’s office did not answer the questions of Fox News Digital after the Trump-Putin Call, but in a message posted to X, the Ukrainian President argued that “Putin effectively rejected a complete ceasefire proposal.”
President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Image)
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He said, “It would be right for the world to reject any attempt by Putin to prolong the war,” he continued, exposed Russia’s continuous attacks on Ukrainian citizens, including the Shahd Drone strike at a hospital in Sumi region of Ukraine on Tuesday night.
“Restrictions against Russia. Assistance for Ukraine. Strengthening colleagues in the free world and working towards safety guarantee,” Zelancesi took steps to combat Putin to Western World. “Only a real termination of attacks on the civil infrastructure by Russia, as proof of the desire to end this war, can bring closer to peace.”
