EU hopes Trump-Putin talk is progress towards peace
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:56:03 +0200
President of the European Council Antnio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have reacted to the phone call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
Source Costa and von der Leyen on X Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details Costa and von der Leyen said that a comprehensive, fair and lasting peace in Ukraine should be the result of the RussianUkrainian war.
They expressed hope that yesterdays phone call is progress in this direction.
We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine, they assured.
Background On 18 March, after a telephone conversation between the US and Russian leaders, it became During a conversation with Trump, Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin once again rejected the US proposal for a 30day complete ceasefire, which Ukraine had previously agreed to.
Instead, he backed a commitment from both parties to refrain from attacking energy facilities for 30 days.
The parties also agreed to discuss the safety of shipping in the Black Sea and to set up Russian and American expert groups to discuss the Ukrainian settlement.
Following the conversation, the White House said that peace talks on the RussoUkrainian war should begin immediately in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy stressed that Putin had effectively rejected the proposal for a complete ceasefire by launching a largescale drone attack on Ukrainian cities on the night of 1819 March.
Zelenskyy also said that on Wednesday, 19 March, he would have a telephone conversation with the US President.
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