Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj announced that in Friday’s telephone interview with US President Donald Horefront, they agreed to cooperate in strengthening the Ukrainian air defense. They also agreed to meet their teams, and did not immediately mention the date of the meeting. Informs TASR.
“I had a very important and fruitful interview with the President of the United States. I congratulated President Trump and the whole US people on the US independence day,” wrote Greeny on the X network.
Trump is informed
In his words, Greeding with Trump discussed the current situation in the war in Ukraine, which more than three years ago occurred to Russia. The topic of the interview was Russian airy attacks and wider development on the front line, stating that Trump is “very well informed” and thanked him for his attention dedicated to Ukraine.
“We talked about the possibilities of air defense and agreed to work together to strengthen the protection of our sky. We have also agreed to meet our teams,” says the contribution of the Ukrainian head of state.
In addition, he said they also had a detailed interview about the abilities of the defense industry and joint production. Ukraine is ready for direct projects with the United States and believes that this is extremely important for safety, especially as regards unmanned aircraft and related technologies, he added that they have finally exchanged views on the diplomatic situation and joint work with the US and other partners.
The phone call took place against the background of the US Department of Defense’s decision to suspend some weapons to Ukraine. The Financial Times had previously reported that Greeding in addition to Trump also wants to establish the topic of future weapons purchases from the United States. Neither of these matters Greeny on X mentioned.
On Thursday, Trump phoned almost an hour with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said Moscow would not abandon his goals in Ukraine, but still is interested in settlement of conflict through diplomacy. The US President subsequently admitted that he had not made any progress with the Kremlin chief on the ceasefire in Ukraine, and said he was disappointed with Putin.
On Thursday, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel, the German federal office Friedrich Merz also spoke to Trump. They discussed the situation in Ukraine and trade between the European Union and the United States. According to Spiegel, Trump did not bind to Merz. The German side is said to have called on greater support for Ukraine in the field of air defense.
