U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call on Thursday evening.
In a post on X, Zelensky described the call as a “good conversation,” saying he and Trump discussed the Ukrainian parliament’s ratification of an agreement with the U.S. on mineral resources, which took place earlier in the day. Zelensky also said that he reiterated Kyiv’s proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
I also informed him that Ukraine is ready for a 30-day ceasefire, starting even today. We are waiting for Russia to support this proposal. I also reaffirmed that Ukraine is ready to engage in talks in any format. But for that, Russia must demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions to end the war, starting with a full unconditional ceasefire.
In turn, Trump wrote on Truth Social that U.S. talks with Russia and Ukraine are ongoing. He then called for a 30-day ceasefire, as well.
The U.S. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries [sic] will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations. If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions.