Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino, confirmed that the US president’s conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart had begun.
Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Putin’s commitment to a limited ceasefire is “conflict with reality” as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged charges against mutual infrastructure attacks.
A few hours ago, Russian and Ukrainian authorities reported an overnight attack on local infrastructure sites within 24 hours of Tuesday’s call between Putin and Trump.
“150 drones, including energy facilities, are overnight,” Zelenskyy, who previously supported the proposal, told a joint press conference in Helsinki.
“Putin’s words are very different from reality,” he said.
Last Tuesday, Kiev agreed to cover a 30-day ceasefire much more, and Trump also tried to agree that Putin would join it, threatening potential economic punishment against Moscow if the Russian leaders disagree.
That didn’t happen during Tuesday’s debate, but Trump argued that negotiations over a wider ceasefire proposal and a peace agreement to end the conflict in full will begin quickly.
The Kremlin said each identified “many important issues” before accepting the 30-day ceasefire, including the “necessity to stop forced mobilization in Ukraine and the forced mobilization of Ukrainian forces.”
MNA