President Donald Trump said after a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin that peace talks would begin “immediately” after his Russian counterpart refused to attend negotiations May 15 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

A phone call from US President Donald Trump to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin could ultimately pave the way for real peace negotiations, stated Mykhailo Podolyak,

Following his phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump appeared confident that peace talks between the two warring nations will soon be progressing. In response to a reporter’s question outside the White House on Monday,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a second conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump after the US president’s conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Zelenskyy at a briefing broadcast by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Quote from Zelenskyy: "We won’t be withdrawing our troops from our territories,

Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on Sunday before a later meeting with the Italian and European Union prime ministers.President Donald Trump announced he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday before speaking with Zelenskyy on the war in Ukraine next week.