Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with Donald Trump on Feb. 25 ahead of planned Ukraine-US talks in Geneva, with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner also participating.
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Zelensky confirmed the call in a social media post, saying Trump's representatives, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner, also participated.
The conversation was described as friendly and positive.
Zelensky said he hopes the war can end this year, while Trump said he wanted it to end within a month.
Zelensky held a phone call with Trump, Kushner, and Witkoff to discuss upcoming talks in Geneva
Bilateral US-Ukraine talks scheduled for Thursday in Geneva
Trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia peace talks expected in early March
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