Zelensky calls negotiations with Trump “very productive” amid war in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he spoke with President Donald Trump for the second time in two days, calling their conversations on the war with Russia, Ukraine’s military capabilities and the energy sector “very productive.”

Zelenskyy wrote in an article on Zelensky added that they also discussed “many details” about the energy sector, but did not delve into any of the topics.

“President Trump is well informed about everything that is happening,” Zelensky wrote. “We have agreed to continue our dialogue and our teams are making their preparations.”

Trump’s talks with Zelensky come as Moscow continues to strike Ukraine with drones and missiles, injuring at least 20 people in kyiv and causing widespread power outages on Friday. A child was also killed in another Russian attack in the southeast of the country.

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Late Saturday and early Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid in an effort to degrade Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

The latest attack on the network, similar to what Russia does every year before the start of winter, comes as Moscow expresses “extreme concern” about the possibility of the United States supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House August 18, 2025, in Washington. (Getty Images)

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Trump used new levers in the Russo-Ukrainian war late last month, allowing Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike deep into Russia, weighing whether to supply kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles and promising that Ukraine could take back all of its lands.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters, September 23, 2025, in New York. (Ukrainian Presidency / Document/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Zelensky told Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing” in an exclusive interview broadcast Sunday that he hopes Trump’s success in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is a sign that a similar outcome can be achieved with Russia and the war in Ukraine.

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“I think this success of Israel, and of course it gives us signals and I hope that with such pressure, what President Trump used in the Middle East to make peace, and I hope he will use the same instruments, even more, to pressure (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to stop his war in Ukraine,” Zelensky said.

Morgan Phillips of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to this report.