U.S President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have expressed their satisfaction with their phone call during which they discussed the prospects for a ceasefire with Russia.
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00:00Positive, frank, and most substantive.
00:04That's how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describes his Wednesday phone call
00:08with U.S. President Donald Trump,
00:10a complete 180 from last month's very public bust up.
00:17And it's a glowing review mirrored by the White House.
00:20Today, President Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
00:24had a fantastic phone conversation.
00:26They spent roughly an hour on the phone,
00:29around half the time Trump gave Russian President Putin on Tuesday.
00:33With both agreeing, the conversation was a positive step towards peace
00:37that could begin with an end to strikes on energy infrastructure.
00:41It's something Putin has said he'd agree to too,
00:44short of accepting a full 30-day ceasefire proposed by the U.S.
00:49But the energy ceasefire alone could be an exciting prospect for Trump.
00:53Zelensky confirmed he discussed the possibility
00:56of the U.S. taking a stake in Europe's largest power plant,
01:00currently under Russian control.
01:17And while Zelensky has said he thinks lasting peace can be achieved
01:21with the help of the U.S.,
01:22and he's eager to expand any ceasefire to include civilian infrastructure too,
01:27he's also warning that Ukraine is ready to retaliate if Moscow violates any deal,
01:33saying the issue of Ukraine's occupied territories is still a sticking point.
01:53Having since restored intelligence sharing after relations soured weeks ago,
01:58U.S. and Ukrainian representatives are set to meet in Saudi Arabia in a matter of days,
02:04aiming to bring both sides closer to a full ceasefire.
02:08Eason Pan and Rhys Ayres for Taiwan Plus.
02:22.