Trump says he will speak to Putin ‘in the near future’ after Zelenskyy call

Call with Zelenskyy

Following the call with Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian President posted a statement saying he thanked Trump for his support and described their exchange as “a long and detailed conversation about how to push the situation toward real peace.”

“We discussed various options. The most important: applying the right pressure. Strong measures, particularly economic ones, to force an end to the war. The key to peace is depriving Russia’s war machine of money and resources,” Zelenskyy said.

Tech leaders’ dinner at White House

Trump’s remarks came during a dinner with top technology executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, held in the State Dining Room after rain forced the event indoors from the Rose Garden. First Lady Melania Trump was seated beside the president, while Zuckerberg sat across the table.

At the dinner, Trump invited the executives to discuss their companies and investments in the United States. Zuckerberg said his company planned to spend about USD 600 billion through 2028, according to AP.

Earlier in the day, Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the White House’s new Artificial Intelligence Education task force.

(With inputs from Reuters, AP)

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