President Trump continued his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy but turned the tables and also criticized Russia's Vladimir Putin as he pressed for a Ukraine war ceasefire.

Zelenskyy revealed the talks had taken place in a post to the social media site X, formerly Twitter. “We value New Zealand’s role in the global sanctions effort. Today, Prime Minister Luxon and I discussed the need to apply new sanctions against Russia for prolonging the war and trying to distort the diplomatic efforts of the partners,