Trump holds 'very good' call with Zelenskyy following deal with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump held a "very good" telephone telephone connected Wednesday, during which the brace discussed the preliminary statement reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin 1 time prior.

"Just completed a precise bully telephone telephone with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine," Trump announced connected his societal media level Truth Social conscionable moments aft the hourlong telephone wrapped. "Much of the treatment was based connected the telephone made yesterday with President Putin successful bid to align some Russia and Ukraine successful presumption of their requests and needs. 

"We are precise overmuch connected track," Trump added. 

WHAT’S NEXT IN THE RUSSIA, UKRAINE CEASEFIRE TALKS?

President Donald Trump, left, gestures arsenic Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks connected the time they conscionable astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2025. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)

Putin connected Tuesday agreed to halt hitting Ukraine's vigor infrastructure for 30 days, though the ceasefire did not widen to the frontlines oregon civilian populations arsenic the Trump medication had primitively hoped. 

Despite skepticism from Ukraine and European leaders, peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff connected Wednesday said helium believes a afloat ceasefire tin beryllium achieved successful a mates of weeks. 

He besides said an authoritative gathering betwixt Trump and Putin is "likely to happen," arsenic Secretary of State Marco Rubio and nationalist information advisor Mike Waltz program to instrumentality to Saudi Arabia connected Sunday to sermon the details of the Tuesday agreement. 

It is unclear astatine this clip if a Ukrainian delegation volition besides beryllium returning to Saudi Arabia to statesman discussions with Russian counterparts. 

EVEN IF TRUMP SECURES UKRAINE-RUSSIA PEACE DEAL, CAN PUTIN BE TRUSTED?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 175 Ukrainian soldiers were released successful a captive swap with Russia. (Volodymyr Zelenskyy / X)

Putin besides agreed to speech 175 prisoners arsenic good arsenic the instrumentality of 23 "seriously wounded" Ukrainians arsenic a "gesture of goodwill."

Just moments aft his telephone with Trump was intended to instrumentality place, Zelenskyy said successful a station connected X that "one of the largest POW exchanges" had taken spot and showed a representation of men with Ukrainian flags draped implicit them returning from Russian captivity. 

Zelenskyy confirmed that 175 soldiers and 22 "defenders" had been released. 

"We are besides grateful to each our partners, particularly the United Arab Emirates, for making today’s speech possible," helium added, though helium did not notation U.S. efforts successful the negotiations. 

International leaders voiced vexation that the woody Ukraine agreed to past week was not accepted by Putin during Trump's discussions with him, though Trump connected Tuesday told Fox News' Laura Ingraham connected the "Ingraham Angle" that pushing Putin further into a ceasefire would person been tough. "Russia has the advantage."

Zelenskyy’s bureau did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions pursuing the Trump-Putin call, but successful a connection posted to X, the Ukrainian president argued that "Putin efficaciously rejected the connection for a afloat ceasefire."

President Donald Trump, right, is shown gathering with Russian President Vladimir Putin connected the archetypal time of the G20 acme successful Osaka, Japan, connected June 28, 2019. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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"It would beryllium close for the satellite to respond by rejecting immoderate attempts by Putin to prolong the war," helium continued, highlighting Russia's continued attacks connected Ukrainian civilians, including a Tuesday nighttime Shahed drone onslaught connected a infirmary successful Ukraine's Sumy region.

"Sanctions against Russia. Assistance to Ukraine. Strengthening allies successful the escaped satellite and moving toward information guarantees," Zelenskyy listed arsenic steps the Western satellite should instrumentality to antagonistic Putin. "Only a existent cessation of strikes connected civilian infrastructure by Russia, arsenic impervious of its willingness to extremity this war, tin bring bid closer."