US President Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during a late-night flight from Florida to Washington, Trump indicated that negotiations had been ongoing over the weekend.
“I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump said.
We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance.”
Trump is pushing for a 30-day ceasefire, a proposal that Ukraine accepted last week. However, fighting has continued, with both sides engaging in heavy aerial strikes over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Russian forces have made gains near the western Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainian troops have been holding positions for months.
Addressing potential concessions, Trump stated, “We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants.”
He suggested that discussions between Ukraine and Russia had already covered key points regarding territorial adjustments and control over assets.
Trump’s efforts to stop the war
Trump’s efforts to negotiate a ceasefire come as his administration has taken a different approach to US policy on Russia.
He has previously expressed frustration with Ukraine, describing it as more difficult to work with than Russia.
Last month, a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ended on tense terms, with Zelenskiy departing the White House earlier than scheduled.
Ukraine’s acceptance of the ceasefire proposal has shifted pressure onto Russia, testing whether Trump’s approach to Putin can yield diplomatic results.
The Russian president, who launched the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, has not yet publicly responded to the latest proposal.
This comes after Trump addressed his earlier campaign trail promises to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours.
In an interview for the television program Full Measure last week, he clarified that his statements had been partly sarcastic.
“What I really mean is I’d like to get it settled, and I think I’ll be successful,” Trump said.
As Trump’s administration continues efforts to broker a resolution 54 days into his second term, Tuesday’s call with Putin is expected to be a pivotal moment in determining whether progress can be made toward halting the conflict.
This would mark the second publicly disclosed call between the two leaders since Trump began his second term in January.
Trump and Putin previously spoke in February, during which they agreed to initiate high-level talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
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