13 Feb 2025 04:42AM
(Updated: 13 Feb 2025 06:56AM)
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday (Feb 12) that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump and discussed “opportunities to achieve peace” and the preparation of a document governing security and economic cooperation.
The call came soon after Trump said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about starting negotiations immediately with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
“I had a meaningful conversation with @POTUS. We … talked about opportunities to achieve peace, discussed our readiness to work together …and Ukraine’s technological capabilities… including drones and other advanced industries,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
The president’s office said separately that the call lasted around an hour.
The Ukrainian leader said in his readout that they discussed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s trip to Kyiv on Wednesday which focused on a deal concerning Ukrainian critical minerals between their two countries.
“We also spoke about my discussion with @SecScottBessent and the preparation of a new document on security, economic cooperation, and resource partnership,” he said.
Zelenskyy said that Trump had shared details of his conversation with Putin. “We agreed to maintain further contact and plan upcoming meetings,” he wrote.
