Intensive phone diplomacy was ongoing during the day regarding a possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyj spoke with Trump and Germany's new Chancellor Merz spoke with both of them.
Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. "The USA calls for a, under ideal conditions, unconditional 30-day ceasefire", Trump wrote on Truth Social after the conversation with Zelenskyj.
The Ukrainian president said that the conversation with Trump went well, and that Ukraine is ready for talks "in all forms" regarding Russia's invasion.
The conversation lasted for 20 minutes according to the Ukrainian presidential office.
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also said to have had a good conversation with Trump. The two are "in agreement on cooperating closely to bring an end to the war", says the German government's spokesperson Stefan Kornelius.
Trump is also said to have stated that he stands behind European efforts to put an end to the war, and he thanked, among others, Germany and Poland for the countries' efforts.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) participated on Thursday in a meeting in Oslo within the British-led defense cooperation JEF, where, among other things, support for Ukraine and European security were addressed.
On X, Kristersson writes that they "had two phone calls. One with President Trump and one with Zelenskyj>.
"We stand behind the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and continued European and American engagement in the peace process", he writes.
