Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump and that there is a real chance to end the war with Russia, according to Ukrainian reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated overnight that he sees a 'real chance' to end the war with Russia following a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. The remark, first reported by ynet, comes just hours after Zelensky had already described the American determination as 'decisive' for ending the conflict, in a separate statement circulated earlier on Saturday. The thread of reports began Saturday evening (July 4) at 14:29 Jerusalem time, when Israeli news site ynet first reported a phone call between Trump and Zelensky, without disclosing details. Within the same hour, The Zioneer published a first update citing a ynet report in which Zelensky was quoted seeing a 'real chance' to end the war. A subsequent update later that day added Zelensky's emphasis that American determination would be 'decisive' — a claim now echoed in the latest statement, though the source of the new quote remains the Ukrainian reports alone, with no independent verification or on-record confirmation from either leader's office.
As The Zioneer reported on June 16, Trump and Zelensky met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, after a lengthy phone call the preceding weekend. The G7 summit ended on June 17 with an 'optimistic note,' according to diplomats cited by Politico and relayed by The Zioneer, as Trump signaled willingness to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin. The broader diplomatic context also includes an earlier June 14 background item in which Zelensky said he agreed with Trump on Crimea and expected a face-to-face meeting at the G7.
It remains unclear whether the latest 'real chance' remark refers to a new separate conversation or is a reiteration of the same Saturday call; the Ukrainian reports have not clarified the timing or the specific content of the discussion beyond Zelensky's characterization. No statement has yet been issued by the White House or the Kremlin regarding the call or Zelensky's assessment.
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