Ahead of the call, Trump said that ’many elements’ of the cease-fire plan had already been agreed to by Russia.
President Donald Trump held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a 30-day cease-fire proposal to pave the way for a possible end to the Ukraine war.
The call started at 10 a.m. ET, according to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, and has since wrapped up. It is unclear how long the call lasted. The White House said a readout will be released shortly.
“The call is going well, ” Scavino wrote earlier on Tuesday in a post on social media platform X.
Ahead of the call, Trump on Monday said Russia would agree to a 30-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine and that “many elements” have been agreed to.
A reporter asked the president about Ukraine’s already-agreed-to 30-day cease-fire and enquired if Russia would agree to it as well.
“They would,” Trump said as he left the Kennedy Center in Washington. The president was at the cultural events center during his first tour since becoming its chairman in February.
On the same day, Trump said he looked forward to his talks with Putin on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow morning I will be speaking to President Putin concerning the War in Ukraine. Many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains,” Trump said via his Truth Social platform.
“Thousands of young soldiers, and others, are being killed. Each week brings 2,500 soldier deaths, from both sides, and it must end NOW. I look very much forward to the call with President Putin.”
Trump had earlier confirmed over the weekend that the leaders plan on discussing a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia.
“A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
Trump said on Sunday the talks would involve land and power plants, adding that they have already discussed dividing assets between the two countries.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also told reporters on Monday that talks will cover some land and other assets.
