State Dept. Spox: ‘Today, President Donald J. Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy Had a Fantastic Phone Conversation’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT And so ░░░░░░░░ s that statement from ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state And ░░░░░░░░ national security adviser Today ░░░░░░░░ Donald j Trump and ░░░░░░░░ s president of a ░░░░░░░░ of her Zelenskyy had ░░░░░░░░ a fantast phone conversation ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy thank President Trump ░░░░░░░░ productive start for the ░░░░░░░░ of you created at ░░░░░░░░ teens on March 11 ░░░░░░░░ meeting of the senior ░░░░░░░░ from both nations significantly ░░░░░░░░ a moving toward ending ░░░░░░░░ war President Zelenskyy thank ░░░░░░░░ Trump for the support ░░░░░░░░ the United States especially ░░░░░░░░ javelin missiles that President ░░░░░░░░ was first to provide ░░░░░░░░ his efforts towards peace ░░░░░░░░ leaders agreed Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ will continue working together ░░░░░░░░ bring about a real ░░░░░░░░ to the war and ░░░░░░░░ lasting peace under President ░░░░░░░░ s leadership can be ░░░░░░░░ a President Trump fully ░░░░░░░░ president Zelenskyy on his ░░░░░░░░ with Russian president Putin ░░░░░░░░ key issues discussed The ░░░░░░░░ the situation and agree ░░░░░░░░ share information closely between ░░░░░░░░ defensive stats and a ░░░░░░░░ situation as a battlefield ░░░░░░░░ evolves Present Zelenskyy as ░░░░░░░░ additional air defense systems ░░░░░░░░ protect his civilians Particularly ░░░░░░░░ missile systems here President ░░░░░░░░ agreed to work with ░░░░░░░░ to find what was ░░░░░░░░ particularly in Europe The ░░░░░░░░ leaders also agreed on ░░░░░░░░ partial ceasefire against energy ░░░░░░░░ teams will meet in ░░░░░░░░ Arabia in the coming ░░░░░░░░ to discuss broadening the ░░░░░░░░ to the Black Sea ░░░░░░░░ the way to a ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire They agreed this ░░░░░░░░ be the first step ░░░░░░░░ full end of the ░░░░░░░░ and ensuring security So ░░░░░░░░ me just remind you ░░░░░░░░ that that is technical ░░░░░░░░ it will not be ░░░░░░░░ going to those negotiations ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy was grateful for ░░░░░░░░ presidential leadership in this ░░░░░░░░ and reiterated his willingness ░░░░░░░░ adopt a full ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ Trump also discussed Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ electrical supply and nuclear ░░░░░░░░ plant He said that ░░░░░░░░ United States could be ░░░░░░░░ helpful in running those ░░░░░░░░ with its electricity utility ░░░░░░░░ American ownership of those ░░░░░░░░ would be the best ░░░░░░░░ for that infrastructure and ░░░░░░░░ for the Ukrainian energy ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy also thanked ░░░░░░░░ Trump for continuing to ░░░░░░░░ humanitarian concerns including the ░░░░░░░░ of POWs He noted ░░░░░░░░ had just had a ░░░░░░░░ exchange and thanked the ░░░░░░░░ for his leadership President ░░░░░░░░ also asked present Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ the children who have ░░░░░░░░ missing from Ukraine during ░░░░░░░░ war including the ones ░░░░░░░░ it been abducted President ░░░░░░░░ promised to work closer ░░░░░░░░ both parties to up ░░░░░░░░ sure those children were ░░░░░░░░ home They agreed all ░░░░░░░░ must continue the effort ░░░░░░░░ make a ceasefire worked ░░░░░░░░ president noted a positive ░░░░░░░░ of their advisors and ░░░░░░░░ it is especially secretary ░░░░░░░░ come national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ special envoy kellogg and ░░░░░░░░ The president instructed their ░░░░░░░░ to move it with ░░░░░░░░ technical issues related to ░░░░░░░░ an broadening the partial ░░░░░░░░ The president instructed their ░░░░░░░░ and representatives to carry ░░░░░░░░ this work as quickly ░░░░░░░░ possible The president emphasize ░░░░░░░░ in further meetings the ░░░░░░░░ can agree on all ░░░░░░░░ aspects of advancing towards ░░░░░░░░ peace and security So ░░░░░░░░ are closer to peace ░░░░░░░░ of course we have ░░░░░░░░ at any other point ░░░░░░░░ still I know you ░░░░░░░░ have some questions I ░░░░░░░░ t know why and ░░░░░░░░ m here to answer ░░░░░░░░ questions. Matt.