Zelenskyy and Trump talked during the G7 meeting

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a conversation with US President Donald Trump during the G7 meeting.

He said this during a joint press conference with leaders of other countries on Monday, 24 February.

«As for Donald Trump, we have just had a conversation. It was a very good conversation within the framework of the meeting of the countries — «of the Group of Seven» under the leadership of Canada.» Thank you for organising this meeting, all the leaders were present,» Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He also expressed hope that the United States would continue to support Ukraine in the same way as other international partners. He also stressed the importance of maintaining unity between Europe and the United States.

«We very much hope that the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the same way as other partners. Of course, we need not to lose this unity between Europe and the United States», he said.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to resign in exchange for security guarantees.

Earlier, Donald Trump said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy's approval rating was only 4% and called for elections. In response, the Ukrainian leader cited the results of a poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, according to which 57% of citizens trust him. Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the 4% claim Russian disinformation and noted that Donald Trump, «unfortunately, lives in this disinformation space».

Peace talks

As a reminder, Donald Trump has stated that the United States is conducting constructive negotiations on a full-scale war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In particular, he expressed hope that agreements would be reached as soon as possible.

He also claimed that Washington had already made some progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In addition, Donald Trump indicated that his administration had already held discussions with Moscow, but did not specify who participated in such a dialogue. Also, during his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump never said that Europe needs a seat at the table in negotiations on Ukraine.

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations between the United States and Russia to end the war without Kyiv's participation pose a threat to everyone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he was ready to sit down with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the sake of peace, despite his hostile attitude. He also added that he did not see a ready-made peace plan from Trump, but conveyed his readiness to negotiate.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to «allocate people» to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war. At the same time, he called any such talks «illegitimate».

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine does not recognise the loss of its territories, but is ready for diplomatic solutions to return them if it becomes a NATO member.