A session of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Presidency was held today, after which Prime Minister Andrej Plenković gave a statement to the media and commented on current political issues.

Plenković commented on the conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump: “We will see what was discussed. Trump sees himself as a peacemaker, someone capable of stopping wars. He is now projecting that role of the U.S. onto Ukraine and the Middle East. It seems most important to him to demonstrate that he is the one who secured peace. However, if a ceasefire and peace process result in rewarding Russian aggression with Ukrainian territory, that would be a terrible outcome and will never be the policy of our government.”

A White House official stated that the phone conversation between President Trump and Putin lasted about an hour and a half, according to the official, though the exact time of its conclusion was not specified.