US President Donald Trump has once again taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, revealing that he recently held a “very good” phone call with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The March 19 conversation, which followed Trump’s extensive dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier, revolved around efforts to broker a temporary halt to strikes on energy infrastructure. However, a particularly striking element of the talks was Trump’s proposal for the United States to assume control of Ukraine’s energy facilities, a move that has sparked debate over Washington’s deeper involvement in the war-torn country’s economy and strategic assets.

Trump took to his Truth Social platform to describe his phone conversation with Zelensky, stating that “much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs. We are very much on track.” While the full details of the discussion have yet to be officially released, Trump promised that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz would soon issue a comprehensive readout of the call.

According to initial reports, Trump’s earlier conversation with Putin on March 18 was focused on resolving the Ukrainian crisis. In that exchange, Trump reportedly proposed that both Moscow and Kyiv mutually halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure for a 30-day period. The idea quickly gained traction, with Putin agreeing to the measure and ordering an immediate cessation of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy targets. Zelensky, after initially expressing concerns about implementation and monitoring mechanisms, publicly backed the proposal later the same day, stating that “if Russia stops striking our targets, we will........

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