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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (PTI photo)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, conscionable hours earlier his gathering with US President Donald Trump astatine the latter’s Florida club, briefed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer connected their “detailed telephone call” and updated him connected preparations for the Trump meeting. Earlier, Trump held what helium described arsenic a “productive” telephone speech with Russian President Vladimir Putin up of the Florida talks.Zelenskyy informed Starmer astir the frontline concern and the latest Russian strikes.“We discussed preparations for the gathering with President Trump, arsenic good arsenic each our contacts with European partners,” Zelenskyy wrote connected X. “I informed him connected the concern connected the frontline and connected the consequences of Russian strikes.”
Here are the apical developments connected Trump-Zelenskyy conscionable -
- A Downing Street spokesperson said UK PM Starmer reaffirmed unwavering enactment for Ukraine and its committedness to achieving a conscionable and lasting peace.
- Meanwhile, Trump’s telephone with Putin came arsenic portion of what is being viewed arsenic an effort to negociate a imaginable bid woody betwixt Kyiv and Moscow. However, the Kremlin said the US and Russia agreed that a ceasefire “would lone prolong the conflict.”
- “I conscionable had a precise bully and productive telephone telephone with President Putin of Russia” earlier the planned talks with Zelenskyy astatine Trump’s Florida property astatine 1:00pm section clip (1800 GMT), the US president said connected Truth Social.
- EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa besides reaffirmed that the European Union’s enactment for Ukraine “would not falter” up of the Florida meeting. They joined a telephone with Zelenskyy and respective European leaders connected Saturday.
- Zelenskyy besides met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney successful Halifax the aforesaid day.
- Earlier, Zelenskyy said the coming days could beryllium decisive for efforts to extremity the war, adjacent arsenic Russia intensified rocket and drone attacks crossed Ukraine amid heightened diplomatic activity.
- The Florida talks volition diagnostic Zelenskyy’s “20-point bid woody proposal,” which helium said is “about 90% ready.”
- His spokesperson added that Trump and Zelenskyy volition telephone European leaders aft their meeting.
While Ukraine is pushing for factual decisions, Zelenskyy noted that outcomes would beryllium heavy connected planetary partners supporting Kyiv and maintaining unit connected Moscow.Highlighting the standard of caller Russian strikes, Zelenskyy said: “This week alone, they launched implicit 2,100 onslaught drones, astir 800 guided aerial bombs, and 94 missiles of assorted types,” targeting civilians and captious infrastructure, particularly vigor systems.He said Ukrainian exigency and vigor teams were moving astir the timepiece to mitigate the impact.“Our repair crews, vigor workers, and archetypal responders of Ukraine's State Emergency Service are moving virtually 24/7 to support lives and reconstruct powerfulness supply,” Zelenskyy said.
