The White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun a highly anticipated call as the US administration looks to persuade the Russian leader to sign-off on a 30-day ceasefire proposal as a possible pathway to end the war.
A phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over a potential ceasefire in Ukraine has started and was going “well,” the White House said Tuesday.
The call began at 1400 GMT and so far had continued almost an hour, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino said on X. “The call is going well, and still in progress,” he said.
Tuesday’s call comes after Ukrainian officials last week agreed to the American proposal during talks in Saudi Arabia led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, remains sceptical that Putin is ready for peace as Russian forces continue to pound Ukraine.
Trump, before the call, said he expected to discuss with Putin land and power plants that have been seized during the grinding three-year war.
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