Trump calls Zelensky and promises to end the war
Donald Trump has been shouting it from the rooftops for several months now: if he becomes president of the United States again, he will solve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine with one phone call. Of course, the Republican has not yet placed that phone call (if it were even that simple), but he did make a call this week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump announced via his platform Truth Social that he spoke with Zelensky over the phone. He said he had a good conversation with the Ukrainian leader.
"Both sides will be able to come together to negotiate an agreement that ends the violence and opens a path to prosperity," Trump said.
In the post, Trump still says that as president he will "bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives." But in interviews, Trump has hinted that Ukraine may have to cede some of its territory to achieve such a peace deal. And that, of course, is a dealbreaker for many Ukrainians.
"We have agreed with President Trump to discuss at a face-to-face meeting what steps can make peace fair and sustainable," Zelensky stated on X (formerly Twitter).
(SR for Tagtik/Illustration picture: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
