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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump are currently on a phone call, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino said on March 19.
“Happening now — President Trump is in the Oval Office on a call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine,” Scavino said on X at 10:38 a.m. EDT.
Zelensky’s conversation with Trump comes a day after the U.S. president held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump and Putin discussed the end of the war in Ukraine, as well as the U.S. proposal for a mutual 30-day ceasefire.
During the Trump-Putin call, the Russian leader agreed to a limited 30-day pause on energy infrastructure attacks but did not commit to a broader ceasefire proposed by the U.S.
Zelensky previously dismissed Putin’s statement as inconsistent with Russia’s actions.
“Putin’s words are very different from reality,” he said, noting that Russia launched around 150 drones against Ukraine overnight, including against energy facilities, despite the claimed moratorium.
Following the call with Trump, the Kremlin also issued a statement demanding the complete cessation of foreign military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine as a “key condition for avoiding an escalation of the war.”
While Trump denied that Putin personally demanded a freeze on military aid to Ukraine during the phone call, he did not say whether the U.S. would agree to such a demand.
The U.S. earlier this month suspended military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine for a week following a White House clash between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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