By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that even a partial ceasefire with Russia will be a positive result and will bring Ukraine closer to conflict resolution, according to media reports.
He expressed interest in learning the details of the Trump-Putin phone conversation and shared with Ukraine’s partners.
Zelensky stressed “There are two sides in this war — Russia and Ukraine. Without Ukraine’s involvement, I believe reaching an agreement is futile”.
He confirmed that Russia and Ukraine are planning a prisoner exchange under the “175 for 175” formula announced following the Trump-Putin talks.
Zelensky commented on Ukraine’s military operation in Russia’s western Kursk region, he said that Ukrainian forces remain in the area and will continue their mission as long as Ukraine needs this operation.
US president Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the movement to peace in Ukraine “will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace,” the White House said in a statement.
Trump and Putin on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war with a pause on attacks on energy and infrastructure and to begin negotiations for a full ceasefire and permanent peace starting immediately.
Both leaders also discussed bilateral relations and the situation in West Asia in a lengthy phone call that lasted nearly two hours.
The plan agreed by them will need to be affirmed by Ukraine, the WH statement said.
White House in a readout of the call sated “The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace.”
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