Ukrainian, US presidents discuss pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on September 4, they discussed options for increasing pressure on Russia, Report informs via Interfax-Ukraine.

Zelenskyy made the statement at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

"Today we spoke with President Trump, and we are grateful for the support. It was a long and detailed conversation about how to push the situation toward peace. We discussed different options, and the key one is pressure - to use strong measures, including economic ones, to force an end to the war. The key to peace is depriving the Russian machine, the Russian war machine, of money and resources," the head of state said.