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Trump to hold phone call with Putin, then Zelensky on Monday


Trump to hold phone call with Putin, then Zelensky on Monday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and American President Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Reuters.)

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will hold a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday at 10 a.m. (2 p.m. GMT), Reuters reports. Topics for this conversation will include ending the "bloodbath" that kills an average of more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers per week, as well as trade, he wrote in a message posted on his Truth Social network.

Trump indicated that he would then talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and various NATO members.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will hold a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday at 10 a.m. (2 p.m. GMT), Reuters reports. Topics for this conversation will include ending the "bloodbath" that kills an average of more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers per week, as well as trade, he wrote in a message posted on his Truth Social network.

Trump indicated that he would then talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and various NATO members.