Trump wants to invite Zelenskiy to the White House again

11 March 2025 23:27

US President Donald Trump has said that after talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, March 11, he will invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to return to the White House to sign a minerals deal. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Reuters.

According to the US president, he will invite Zelenskyy to return to the White House.

In response to journalists’ questions about whether the Ukrainian leader was invited to visit the White House again, Donald Trump said: “Of course.”

Trump also said that the United States would soon discuss a ceasefire with Russia, and he hoped that the Kremlin would agree.

“We’re going to meet with them later today or tomorrow, and I hope we can get a deal done,” Trump said.

He also told reporters that “it takes two to tango.”

“Later today or tomorrow, we are going to meet with Russia,” the US president said.

Trump also said he hoped for a full ceasefire in the coming days.

As a reminder, following the talks between the delegations of Kyiv and Washington in Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine’s readiness for a 30-day ceasefire along the entire front line. According to him, “the silence will work” as soon as the Russians agree.

US and Ukraine agree on first steps to peace: results of the meeting in Jeddah

Following the talks in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and the United States issued a joint statement.

“Ukraine has expressed its readiness to accept the U.S. proposal for the immediate introduction of a temporary, 30-day ceasefire, which may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, subject to acceptance and simultaneous implementation by the Russian Federation. The United States will make it clear to Russia that reciprocity on the part of Russia is the key to achieving peace,” the statement said.

At the same time, the United States is immediately canceling the pause in intelligence sharing and resuming security assistance to Ukraine.

“The delegations also discussed the importance of humanitarian efforts as part of the peace process, particularly during the aforementioned ceasefire, including the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of detained civilians, and the return of forcibly displaced Ukrainian children,” the statement said.

In addition, Ukraine and the United States agreed to determine the composition of the negotiating teams and immediately begin negotiations to achieve a sustainable peace that will ensure the long-term security of Ukraine.

“The United States has committed to discussing these specific proposals with Russian representatives. The Ukrainian delegation once again emphasized that European partners should be involved in the peace process,” the document emphasizes.

The two presidents also agreed to conclude a comprehensive agreement on the development of Ukraine’s critical mineral resources as soon as possible to strengthen Ukraine’s economy and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s reaction

In a video message, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had been briefed on the meeting with the American team in Saudi Arabia.

“Our Ukrainian proposal for this meeting with the Americans was three things: silence in the sky – missiles, bombs, long-range drones, and silence at sea, and real measures to establish trust in this whole situation, in which diplomacy is ongoing, first of all, the release of prisoners,” Zelensky said.

He expressed confidence that the American side understands our arguments and accepts our proposals

“I want to thank President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams. And today in the conversation, there was a proposal from the American side to take the first step immediately and try to establish a complete ceasefire for 30 days, not only with regard to missiles, drones and bombs, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line,” Zelensky said.

He emphasized that Ukraine accepts this proposal, considers it positive and is ready to take such a step.

“The United States must convince Russia to do this. That is, we agree, and if the Russians agree, then the silence will work,” Zelensky stated.

He also added that an important element of the conversation today is the willingness of the United States to resume defense assistance to Ukraine and intelligence assistance.