“Some progress was made with Russia, great progress was made. Keep up the good work, ”Trump said.
As the US president emphasized, he believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "would like to do something."
“I really hope that you can meet with President Putin and discuss the problems. That would be a huge achievement, ”he added.
The broadcast of the meeting was conducted by the channel 112 Ukraine.
In early August, Trump also expressed the hope that Zelensky will be able to reach an agreement with Putin regarding the situation in the Donbass.