UPDATE - Trump, Zelenskyy, European leaders discuss 'concrete steps' to end Russia-Ukraine war in phone call

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By Yasin Gungor

ISTANBUL (AA) - US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders held a phone call Sunday to discuss "concrete steps" to end the Russia-Ukraine war, said Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

The call, which lasted more than an hour following a meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, included French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Stubb said on the US social media company X’s platform.

"We discussed concrete steps how to end the war. We are all working towards a just and lasting peace," he wrote.

Von der Leyen welcomed the progress made during the conversation.

"There was good progress, which we welcomed. Europe is ready to keep working with Ukraine and our US partners to consolidate this progress," she said. "Paramount to this effort is to have ironclad security guarantees from day one.”

Poland's presidential office said the status of peace talks was discussed, adding: "Today's conversation shows that any decisions regarding peace and security in the region must be made among all interested parties."

Trump hosted Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida to discuss the US plan to end the nearly four-year conflict.

The Ukrainian president arrived in the US on Sunday following a visit to neighboring Canada.