Trump and Putin to talk as we speak on “stopping the ‘massacre'” in Ukraine, Trump says

President Trump is ready to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday morning concerning the conflict in Ukraine and can then discuss with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO leaders.

In a submit on Fact Social, the president stated, “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 talking with Putin at 10 a.m. ET, after which with Zelenskyy when the decision concludes, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated. 

On Saturday, Mr. Trump stated he and Putin would talk about the “massacre” in Ukraine. Vice President JD Vance met Sunday in Rome with Zelenskyy, their first face-to-face dialog since their explosive February Oval Workplace assembly.

“I do not need to get forward of these essential conversations, however in fact, you’ll hear instantly from the president or me after these calls conclude as we speak, so you’ll be able to anticipate that” Leavitt stated in a Monday morning press briefing. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview that aired Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that “one of many issues that might assist break this log jam — maybe the one factor that may — is a direct dialog between President Trump and Vladimir Putin.”