Zelensky says he wants to speak with Trump today about his call with Putin: This is Ukraine's red line.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked if he thinks Ukraine is sufficiently involved in peace talks. He said the next “steps cannot be done without us”, as he intends to contact American President Donald Trump later today, reports The Guardian. We had a very good appointment in Jeddah between [...]
He said the next “steps cannot be done without us”, as he intends to contact American President Donald Trump later today, reports The Guardian.
We had a very good meeting in Jeddah among our groups, and I think everything was on track, except for Russia's” efforts, he said.
He added that “would discuss some details of future steps with him, and I think he could hear details of his conversation with Putin”.
Zelensky said Ukraine hopes America “will continue to work and exert pressure on Russia. to apply all”
An unconditional ceasefire, he said would be “one of the initial steps towards peace”.
“I believe that this year, the war may end with a decent peace, but security guarantees are certainly necessary, or Putin will return to the war again. This is his essence”, he said.
He added that Ukraine's red line is recognition of Ukraine's occupied territories as Russian. “We will not agree to this”, he stressed.












