Trump and Putin to speak today

Trump holding Putin, Zelenskyy calls

Trump holding calls with Putin, Zelenskyy to propulsion for ceasefire successful Ukraine 03:20

President Trump is acceptable to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday greeting astir the war successful Ukraine and volition past speech with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO leaders.

In a station connected Truth Social, the president said, "THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE 'BLOODBATH' THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE." 

The president is speaking with Putin astatine 10 a.m. ET, and past with Zelenskyy erstwhile the telephone concludes, White House property caput Karoline Leavitt said. 

On Saturday, Mr. Trump said helium and Putin would sermon the "bloodbath" successful Ukraine. Vice President JD Vance met Sunday successful Rome with Zelenskyy, their archetypal face-to-face speech since their explosive February Oval Office meeting.

"I don't privation to get up of those precise important conversations, but of course, you volition perceive straight from the president oregon maine aft those calls reason today, truthful you tin expect that" Leavitt said successful a Monday greeting property briefing. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said successful an interview that aired Sunday connected "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "one of the things that could assistance interruption this log jam — possibly the lone happening that tin — is simply a nonstop speech betwixt President Trump and Vladimir Putin."