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It is pertinent to note that the call marked the first conversation between Trump and Zelenskyy since the former left the White House in 2021 read more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Former US President Donald Trump. Source: AP
Former US President Donald Trump said that he had “a very good phone call” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The call between the two world leaders which was held on Friday, came a day after Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination on the final day of the Republican National Convention (RNC).
It is pertinent to note that the call marked the first conversation between Trump and Zelenskyy since the former left the White House in 2021. After the call, both sides took to their social media profile to express their satisfaction with the conversation they had.
“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and I had a very good phone call earlier today. He congratulated me on a very successful Republican National Convention and becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United States. He condemned the heinous assassination attempt last Saturday and remarked about the American people coming together in the spirit of Unity during these times,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial.
“I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families. Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity,” he added.
What Zelenskyy said on the matter
The Ukrainian president also shared his side of the story on X, formally known as Twitter. In his post, Zelenskyy said: “Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its help in strengthening our ability to resist Russian terror. Russian attacks on our cities and villages continue every day.”
“We agreed with President Trump to discuss at a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting,” he added. The comments from the Ukrainian leader came days after he said that working with Trump, if he comes back to power would be hard.
I spoke with @realDonaldTrump to congratulate him on the Republican nomination and condemn the shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. I wished him strength and absolute safety in the future.
I noted the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support for protecting our…
The proclamation from Zelenskyy came a day after Trump announced Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate in the 2024 presidential elections. In the past, the 39-year-old Republican Senator from Ohio said “he doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other”.
“Maybe he really doesn’t understand what goes on in Ukraine, so we have to work with the United States,” Zelenskyy told BBC.
Reminiscence of the past
Interestingly, the phone call between the two came just a few days shy of the five-year anniversary of the last conversation between the two leaders. The phone call at that time led to the former president’s first impeachment after he asked Zelenskyy to consider investigating Joe Biden on discredited allegations.
This was Zelenskyy who initiated the call after Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. It is pertinent to note that Zelenskyy himself was the subject of an assassination attempt by Russia in the early days of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
While the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war was not a major topic of discussion at the Republican National Convention, Trump did pledge to end the war in his nomination acceptance speech.
“I will end every single international crisis that the current administration has created, including the horrible war with Russia and Ukraine, which would have never happened if I was president," the former president averred.
The prospects of Trump’s re-election have alarmed several European countries who are supporting Ukraine throughout the war. They are concerned that a Trump administration would halt US military and economic support for Kyiv. These anxieties will only increase in recent weeks after Trump met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the final day of the Nato summit in Washington.
He also picked Ohio Senator JD Vance as his Vice Presidential candidate. Both Orban and Vance have advocated for cutting down on sending military aid to Ukraine.
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