The two presidents will discuss the Ukraine conflict and trade on Monday, according to the US leader.
US President Donald Trump has announced he will have a phone call on Monday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. It will focus on “stopping the ‘bloodbath’” between Moscow and Kiev and trade issues, he said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.
Following the call with Putin, Trump also plans to speak to Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and “various members of NATO,” he said. The US president also expressed hope that Monday will be a “productive day” and “a ceasefire will take place.” It is not clear if he expects a truce to be agreed upon on Monday or at a later date.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to TASS that Moscow is making preparations for the phone call between Trump and Putin. He did not provide any further details.
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations spent nearly two hours talking in Istanbul, Türkiye, in the first direct negotiations between the two sides in around three years.
They agreed to a major prisoner exchange involving 1,000 POWs from each side, and decided to continue contacts once each party prepares a detailed ceasefire plan and presents it to the other side.
Earlier on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the results of the Istanbul talks in a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which was initiated by the American side, Moscow said.
Rubio welcomed the agreements reached by the Russian and Ukrainian delegations and reaffirmed Washington’s readiness to further contribute to the peace process.
Lavrov hailed the “positive role” the US played in bringing Kiev to the negotiating table and expressed Moscow’s readiness to work with Washington on resolving the Ukraine conflict.
Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Trump expressed optimism about reaching a settlement. “I have a very good relationship with Putin. I think we’ll make a deal. We have to get together, and I think we’ll probably schedule it.”
Earlier on Friday, the US president said he is ready to meet with Putin “as soon as we can set it up.”
Daniel Davis / Deep Dive Yew Tube keeps up a good commentary on proceedings
The liberals will lose their tiny minds when Trump pulls this off.
“stopping the ‘bloodbath’” – that the US Corporation along with its proxy’s started and funded.
It is all US show, destruction, destruction, so we can feed the sheep some more sh**, because the sucking it all up. In the meantime we just carry on with our support for the Zionist to kill some more civilians in GAZA with the blessing of US, the state of democracy and freedom.
F*** Black Rock is already rubbing his hand
I think Trump needs a cone of silence
It is just diabolical what is going on
Trump is all over the place like a mad woman’s sh*t
Trump is now telling US Corporations to “eat the tariffs”
And where is Melania
And to think this is just the eye of the hurricane
The Trump train wreck agit prop train of propaganda lies and deception trundles on
All sold with a lovely manipulation of being art of the deal big and beautiful
This projected image is unraveling fast coming apart at the seams being ravaged by truth and reality
And will be relegated to the waste bin along with all Trumps previous business ventures
That have resulted in zero
Trump is an image nothing more
Images are easily shattered – which is what will transpire from this incoherent unhinged illusion and hogwash
That will send ripple effects out across the world to impact on markets and economies
Detrimentally
The Trump administration is no more serious about peace then its predecessor. If he thinks he can strong arm the Russians into accepting a bad deal, I suspect, he is very wrong….