After Putin, Trump speaks to Zelenskyy: Calls aimed to align Russia, Ukraine needs

US President Donald Trump described his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "very good," following his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

In Short

• Trump and Zelenskyy held an hour-long call on Wednesday
• Call aimed to align Russia and Ukraine's requests for ceasefire
• Putin agreed to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy but not a full ceasefire

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an hour-long conversation on Wednesday morning, following Trump's discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

In a social media post on his Truth Social account, Trump stated that the call aimed to “align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs” as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire between the two nations.

“Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. It lasted approximately one hour. Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs.”

“We are very much on track, and I will ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, to give an accurate description of the points discussed. That Statement will be put out shortly,” he added.

Zelenskyy also took to X to share details of his ‘positive’ and ‘substantive’ conversation with President Trump. He expressed appreciation for the progress made in the initial meeting between Ukrainian and American teams in Jeddah on March 11, which he believes is a significant step toward ending the war.

“We agreed that Ukraine and the United States should continue working together to achieve a real end to the war and lasting peace. We believe that together with America, with President Trump, and under American leadership, lasting peace can be achieved this year,” he added.

Russian President Putin agreed on Tuesday to temporarily halt attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities but refused to support a full 30-day ceasefire, which President Donald Trump had proposed as a step toward a permanent peace deal.

However, just hours after the limited ceasefire was announced, Moscow and Kyiv accused each other on Wednesday of launching airstrikes that damaged infrastructure.

Zelenskyy stated on Wednesday that Putin's promise to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure was “very much at odds with reality,” following a night of intense drone strikes across Ukraine.

However, Russia claimed it had ceased targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities and accused Kyiv of attacking equipment near one of its pipelines. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, “Unfortunately, we see that, for now, there is no reciprocity from the Kyiv regime.”