President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held a telephone dialog on July 4, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's President's Workplace, introduced.
"A vital and significant dialog between the presidents. All particulars might be obtainable very quickly," Yermak wrote on Telegram.
Based on Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, the decision lasted round 40 minutes and targeted on the current wave of Russian strikes and the standing of U.S. air protection help.
This dialog adopted a telephone name between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, throughout which the Kremlin mentioned Putin reaffirmed that "Russia will proceed to pursue its objectives" in its battle towards Ukraine regardless of U.S. requires a ceasefire.
Trump advised reporters on July 3 that he was "very disenchanted" by the dialog with Putin.
"I don't assume he's there… I don't assume he's seeking to cease this combating."
The newest outreach between the presidents got here amid a surge of Russian assaults throughout Ukraine which have killed and injured tons of of civilians in current weeks.
The in a single day July 4 assault hit Kyiv and several other different areas, injuring a minimum of 23 individuals and inflicting dozens of fires in Ukraine's capital regardless of repeated calls from Kyiv, Washington, and European leaders for an unconditional ceasefire.
The decision additionally adopted the U.S. Protection Division's determination to pause shipments of key weapons techniques to Ukraine, together with Patriot missiles and precision-guided artillery rounds. Kyiv has warned that the delay threatens to weaken its air defenses and emboldens Moscow.
Regardless of repeated expressions of frustration about Russia's continued aggression, Trump's administration has but to impose new sanctions or approve extra help for Ukraine since taking workplace in January.
Whereas Russia and Ukraine resumed direct talks in Istanbul this 12 months, the 2 rounds of negotiations — on Might 16 and June 2 — have yielded solely prisoner exchanges and no progress towards a ceasefire.
The Kyiv IndependentAnna Fratsyvir