Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that he and US President Donald Trump have decided to hold a face-to-face meeting at the NATO summit to be held in Ankara next week.
Zelenskiy said in a social media post on Saturday that he had a phone call with Trump. During the call, he congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
The Ukrainian leader described the phone call as "very good" and thanked the US for its support to Ukraine. "We greatly value the US support in defending our independence," he said.
Zelenskiy noted that he and Trump also discussed the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. He stressed that there is a "real chance" to end the war and that the US stance will be decisive in this process.
The two leaders agreed to continue addressing the issue by meeting directly during the NATO summit to be held in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday.