President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a phone conversation with U.S. leader Donald Trump on May 16. He wrote about it on Telegram.
"I spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump together with President Macron, Federal Chancellor Merz, and Prime Ministers Starmer and Tusk. We discussed the meeting in Istanbul. Ukraine is ready to take the swiftest possible steps for real peace, and it is important that peace stands on strong positions.
Our position: if the russians refuse a full and unconditional ceasefire and the killings, there must be strong sanctions. Pressure on russia must be maintained until russia is ready to end the war. Thank you to everyone in the world who is helping", - Zelensky stated.
As reported, Presidents of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and Poland’s Donald Tusk held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on May 16.