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US President Donald Trump connected Sunday said helium had a "productive telephone call" with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin up of a planned gathering successful Florida with Ukraine's person Volodymyr Zelenskyy."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 1.00 p.m. section clip (1800 GMT), the US person said connected Truth Social.Trump is acceptable to big a important gathering with Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy connected Sunday, an engagement tin beryllium seen arsenic different effort to easiness the ongoing warfare and propulsion guardant a imaginable bid statement betwixt Russia and Ukraine, present nearing 4 years since Moscow's invasion.The talks volition see Zelenskyy's "20-point bid woody proposal", which is "about 90% ready" arsenic Ukrainian person said.The gathering is scheduled for 1pm, the White House said precocious Friday.
It comes against the backdrop of renewed Russian attacks connected Ukraine, including dense harm successful Kyiv from large-scale rocket and drone strikes.Ukrainian president's spokesperson confirmed that Trump and Zelenskyy volition telephone European leaders aft gathering successful Florida.On Saturday, Zelenskyy said connected X that Russia utilized "almost 500 drones and 40 missiles" successful its latest assault. He besides wrote connected Telegram, "Russia continues to mock our cities and people.
Moscow has rejected adjacent the proposals for a Christmas ceasefire and is expanding the ferocity of its rocket and drone strikes. This is simply a wide awesome of however they truly consciousness astir diplomacy… Therefore, Ukraine needs capable support.
And capable unit needs to beryllium enactment connected Russia."Trump and Zelenskyy volition conscionable astatine Trump’s Mar-a-Lago nine successful Palm Beach, wherever the US president is spending the holidays. Trump has been trying to presumption himself arsenic a mediator since opening his second-stint successful presidency, though erstwhile talks, including 1 with Russian President Vladimir Putin successful Alaska, ended without progress.Ahead of the meeting, Zelenskyy said Ukraine is doing everything it tin to extremity the warfare but stressed that last decisions beryllium connected enactment from partners. "These are immoderate of the astir progressive diplomatic days of the year, and overmuch tin beryllium resolved earlier the New Year, and we are doing everything for this, but whether determination volition beryllium decisions depends connected the partners," helium wrote connected Telegram. He added that Ukraine’s allies indispensable proceed unit connected Moscow “so that the Russians consciousness the consequences of their ain aggression.”Russia has accrued strikes connected Kyiv successful the days starring up to the Florida talks. In different station connected X, Zelenskyy said, “Ukraine is consenting to bash immoderate it takes to halt this war. We request to beryllium beardown astatine the negotiating table.” Responding to Russia’s attacks, helium besides wrote, “We privation peace, and Russia demonstrates a tendency to proceed the war. If the full satellite — Europe and America — is connected our side, unneurotic we volition stop” Putin.
