Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that he discussed imposing strict sanctions on Russia with US President Donald Trump during their last meeting.
"I think we had the best talks with US President Donald Trump ever. They may have been the shortest, but they were the most substantive," Zelenskyy was quoted as saying by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.
He emphasized that "during the meeting, President Donald Trump expressed his position on imposing additional sanctions on Russia," adding, "I raised the issue of US sanctions. I won't go into details, but what Trump told me sounds very strong."