Ukraine is 'ready to implement' a partial ceasefire plan with Russia, Zelenskyy says
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of air attacks on infrastructure, hours after a call between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Wednesday to move forward with the partial ceasefire with Russia that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Tuesday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz said after Trump spoke to Zelenskyy by phone Wednesday that the two leaders agreed "on a partial ceasefire against energy," according to a joint White House statement.
Zelenskyy wrote in a lengthy post on X, "One of the first steps toward fully ending the war could be ending strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure. I supported this step, and Ukraine confirmed that we are ready to implement it."
The White House also appeared to confirm that Zelenskyy and Trump discussed the prospect of the U.S. taking ownership of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in south Ukraine.
"American ownership of those plants would be the best protection for that infrastructure and support for Ukrainian energy infrastructure," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday.
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