President Donald Trump was encouraged by his conversation Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, offering a cautiously optimistic tone that peace can be achieved in the ongoing war against Russia.
"I just spoke to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The conversation went very well. He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
Trump also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Wednesday and urged that negotiations begins immediately to put an end to the nearly three years of bloodshed. The two leaders also agreed to visit "each other's nations," in the future, Trump wrote.
"We discussed a variety of topics having to do with the War, but mostly, the meeting that is being set up on Friday in Munich, where Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the Delegation," Trump wrote.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, national security adviser Michael Waltz, and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will also join the negotiations to end the conflict. The issue of borders will likely be the biggest obstacle to a final resolution in addition to other European nations providing security guarantees to Ukrainian without the country becoming a member of NATO.
"I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!" Trump wrote.
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