Ankara [Turkey], July 9 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (native time) stated he held a ‘good assembly’ with US President Donald Trump and his group on the sidelines of the NATO Summit, with discussions centered on strengthening Ukraine’s air defence capabilities and efforts to advance peace talks.
In a publish shared on X, Zelenskyy stated, ‘Good assembly with President Trump @POTUS and his group. I’m grateful for the sturdy emphasis positioned on strengthening Ukraine’s air protection to raised defend folks’s lives.’
‘President Trump and I spoke about some concepts that would strengthen our positions and produce peace nearer. I rely on our groups to comply with up promptly on the whole lot mentioned right this moment,’ he added.
Zelenskyy stated the 2 leaders additionally mentioned diplomatic efforts to finish the battle.
‘We additionally talked diplomacy – we are attempting to make it work. We will preserve working productively to make it occur. Thank you!’ he stated.
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The assembly passed off in the course of the NATO Summit in Ankara, the place Trump held a bilateral assembly with Zelenskyy.
Trump stated the United States would offer Ukraine with the potential to fabricate its personal Patriot missile defence programs. Currently, Japan and Germany are the one nations that maintain licences to provide the programs, CNN reported.
Trump stated strengthening Ukraine’s capabilities might assist create circumstances for negotiations to finish the conflict.
‘An escalation might assist create the area now to barter the tip of this conflict,’ Trump was quoted by CNN as saying, whereas referring to Ukraine’s rising capability to conduct strikes deep inside Russia.
Zelenskyy thanked Trump and the United States for continued help and has been urging allies to offer extra air defence missiles to counter Russian assaults, in accordance with CNN.
During the assembly, Zelenskyy additionally stated he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s circumstances for ending the conflict have been altering, CNN reported. (ANI)