White House declares Russia and Ukraine ‘never been closer to peace’ after Trump Zelensky call

'We have never been closer to peace': White House addresses Trump Zelensky callSource: Reuters

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00:00We have never been closer to peace than we are today.

00:03Today, President Trump and Ukraine's President

00:05Volodymyr Zelensky had a fantastic phone

00:07conversation.

00:08President Zelensky thanked President Trump for a

00:11productive start for the work of the Ukrainian and

00:13American teams in Jeddah on March 11th.

00:16The meeting of the senior officials from both

00:18nations significantly helped in moving toward

00:20ending the war.

00:21President Zelensky thanked President Trump for the

00:23support of the United States, especially the

00:26Javelin missiles that President Trump was first

00:28to provide, and his efforts towards peace.

00:31The leaders agreed Ukraine and America will continue

00:33working together to bring about a real end to the

00:36war, and that lasting peace under President

00:38Trump's leadership can be achieved.

00:41We've moved beyond just the Economic Minerals Deal

00:43framework, and we're looking at a lasting

00:45ceasefire.

00:46Right now, we're at a partial ceasefire.

00:47But again, the President is sending his highly

00:50skilled, intelligent, and experienced team to Saudi

00:52Arabia later this week to continue fighting for

00:55peace in this conflict.

00:57And I would just reiterate one more time, we have

00:59never been closer to peace than we are today.