President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak with U.S. President Donald Trump on March 19, as Zelensky announced during a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

“Today, I will contact President Trump. We will discuss the details of the next steps. I expect to hear details about his phone conversation with Vladimir Putin… I believe everything was going in the right direction, although not for Russia, which is always unhappy when something goes right”, - said Volodymyr Zelensky.

He warned that cutting off U.S. intelligence would leave Ukraine blind to Russian missile threats: “[Putin[ wants us not to know about these attacks so that our people do not go to the bomb shelter. This all signals the continuation of the war”.

“Putin’s words are very different from reality”, he said, noting that Russia launched around 150 drones against Ukraine overnight, including against energy facilities, despite the claimed moratorium.

Zelensky also said that the next meeting in Saudi Arabia could focus on discussing a partial ceasefire, particularly regarding infrastructure and energy and the security of shipping routes: “It will be a technical team. From our side, there will definitely be military officials, engineers, and people who understand port infrastructure. This is the technical level”.