Trump, Zelenskyy, European leaders discuss 'concrete steps' to end Russia-Ukraine war in phone call
The Ukrainian president arrived in the US following a visit to neighbouring Canada.
US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European leaders held a phone call on Sunday to discuss "concrete steps" to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
The call, which lasted more than an hour following a meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, included French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Stubb said on X.
"We discussed concrete steps on how to end the war. We are all working towards a just and lasting peace," he wrote.
Trump hosted Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, to discuss the US plan to end the nearly four-year conflict.
The Ukrainian president arrived in the US on Sunday following a visit to neighbouring Canada.
Earlier, Trump said negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war are in their "final stages."
"I think we're in the final stages of talking," Trump told reporters.
"It'll either end, or it's going to go on for a long time, and millions of additional people are going to be killed."
Trump, noting he has settled eight wars so far, said: “This is the most difficult one, but we're going to get it done.”
Asked about a deadline he set for Ukraine and Russia to reach an agreement, he said: “I don't have deadlines. My deadline is ending the war.”
Trump stated that both presidents want to make a deal and plans to call Russian President Vladimir Putin again after the Zelenskyy meeting to continue negotiations.
Earlier Sunday, Trump said he held a "good and very productive" call with Putin.
He said there will be a "strong" security agreement, with European nations playing a major role in protection arrangements.
"The European nations have been really great. They're very much in line with this meeting and getting a deal done," Trump said.