A day after officially accepting the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump spoke by phone Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
NBC News reports.
Trump called the conversation "very good," adding that Zelenskyy congratulated him on becoming the GOP nominee for president and condemned the assassination attempt.
"I appreciate President Zelenskyy for reaching out because I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families," Trump said in a post to Truth Social. "Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity."
Zelenskyy said in a post to X that the two agreed to hold a personal meeting in the future to discuss "what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting."
"Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its help in strengthening our ability to resist Russian terror," the Ukrainian president said.
The call came almost five years to the day after another call between the two led to Trump's first impeachment, and while questions swirl about whether Trump would continue to support military aid for Ukraine in its battle against Russian invaders.
Trump has vowed that if he wins the election, he'd have the war "settled" while he's still president-elect. He has not said how he'd do so. At his debate against President Joe Biden in June, Trump criticized the large amount of military aid going to Ukraine, but also said Russian President Vladimir Putin's terms to end the war are "not acceptable."
