Biden calls Zelensky following virtual summit with Putin

That’s according to the president’s tweet, seen by Ukrinform.

“Finished a 1.5-hour conversation with @POTUS. The President of the United States informed me of the content of his negotiations with Putin,” Zelensky tweeted late on Thursday.

The two leaders also discussed “possible formats for resolving the conflict in Donbas and touched upon the course of internal reforms in Ukraine,” the tweet says.

The Ukrainian president’s press service wrote in a statement that Zelensky “thanked Joseph Biden for his consistent, firm and resolute support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state and reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to finding ways to peace in Donbas.”

The parties coordinated their positions on further steps in this direction. Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Ukraine offers clear proposals to unblock the peace process and is “ready to discuss them in various formats.”

The heads of state also discussed ways to provide security, financial and political support to Ukraine in repelling the ongoing hybrid aggression.

President Zelensky paid special attention to the issues of energy security. He underlined that Ukraine views the Nord Stream 2 project exclusively through the prism of energy and security guarantees, while its promotion deprives Ukraine of an important factor in deterring Russian aggression.

In this regard, concrete steps, the parties discussed “concrete steps” that can be taken to strengthen Ukraine's energy resilience.

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