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Trump says Zelenskyy has "endured a lot" over course of war as working lunch gets underway

17 October 2025 21:43 (UTC +04:00)

President Donald Trump opened his working lunch with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying they planned to discuss his phone call Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA reports citing CNN.

“It’s an honor to be with a very strong leader, a man who has been through a lot, and a man who I’ve gotten to know very well, and we’ve gotten along really very well,” Trump said as the lunch got underway.

“We had a big call yesterday, as you know, with President Putin, and we’ll be talking about it,” he went on.

Trump praised Zelenskyy, saying he had “endured a lot” over the course of the war in Ukraine.

“We’ve endured it with him, to be honest,” Trump said. “It’s been a long time, and I think we’re making great progress. So we’re going to be talking about that today.”