He was speaking after US President Donald Trump hailed a "productive" phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying they agreed to "an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure" while discussing an end to Moscow’s more than three-year war against Ukraine.
"I think it would be right if we had a conversation with President Trump and learned about the details of what the Russians offered the Americans, or what the Americans offered the Russians," Zelensky said during an online briefing, as cited by Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.
"After we receive details from the American president, from the American side, we will give our answer, prepare it, and the team will be ready for technical talks," Zelensky added.
"I think that Ukrainians understand what is happening," he told reporters on Tuesday. "There’s an air raid alert in Ukraine now. So this, in principle, is the answer to what’s happening. So the Russians, as far as I know, said that immediately during the call with President Trump, they ordered that their strikes on energy infrastructure using long-range weapons, including Shaheds, be stopped. But now there is an air alert. So it’s not working so far."
Trump said in a social media post after the call that he and Putin had agreed to work quickly toward "a complete ceasefire" and eventually a permanent peace agreement.
"My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia was a very good and productive one," Trump said in a post on the Truth Social media platform on Tuesday.
"We agreed to an immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a complete ceasefire and, ultimately, an end to this very horrible war between Russia and Ukraine," he added.
"This war would have never started if I were president," Trump also said in his post.
He revealed that "many elements of a contract for peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed." He added that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "would like to see" the war end.
"That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done," Trump wrote.
Trump, Putin agree 'this conflict needs to end with lasting peace': White House
The White House said in a statement that Trump and Putin "spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war."
It added that both leaders "agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace."
They also "stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia," according to the statement.
"The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people," the White House also said. "This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts."
'Movement to peace will begin with energy and infrastructure ceasefire'
Trump and Putin "agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace," according to the statement.
"These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East," the White House announced.
Trump proposed a 30-day pause on attacks on energy infrastructure, and Putin "responded positively," the US political newspaper The Hill reported, citing Russian state media.
The White House also said in its statement that Trump and Putin "spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts."
They further discussed "the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application."
The two presidents "shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel," the White House added.
It concluded: "The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has huge upside. This includes enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace has been achieved."
Trump told reporters before his phone call with Putin that negotiators working to end the Russia-Ukraine war had already discussed "dividing up certain assets."
The phone call between Trump and Putin came after Ukraine accepted a US-sponsored 30-day ceasefire plan during talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
Wednesday is day 1,119 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters, thehill.com, Ukrinform, Newsweek