Trump: I can't wait to talk to Putin

Trump wrote on the Social Truth network that conversation with Putin will take place Tuesday morning. He stressed that, although some agreements have been reached, much work remains to be done.

“Every week brings 2,500 military deaths from both sides, and this must be completed now. I look forward to the call with President Putin,” Trump said.

In a previous statement, Trump told reporters he hopes the Russian president will agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

We will see if we can reach a peace agreement, a ceasefire and stability, and I think we will be able to realise it”, Trump said.

On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin of dragging the war, stressing that such an agreement might have been reached earlier.

This proposal could have been implemented long ago,” said Zelensky, adding that “Every day in war translates into lost life”, Euronews reports.

Within the Trump administration there has been uncertainty over the advanced level of negotiations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, stated that the largest “approach of the talks was on the negotiations process, rather than on specific conditions of peace.

Meanwhile, Great Britain and France have called on Putin to show his commitment to a peace agreement. French President Emmanuel Macro praised Zelensky's “quation” to accept a ceasefire proposal and challenged Russia to do the same.

That's enough death. Enough lives destroyed. Enough destruction. The weapons should be silent,” Macron said in a post on the X network.

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lami stated that Putin must accept a <x0-euro complete and currently unconditional”, stressing that there are still no signs that Russia is ready for a serious peace agreement.

The White House gave a more optimistic note on the eve of Trump-Putin talks, saying peace in Ukraine “has never been closer to”. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said Trump is “set up” to secure a peace agreement.

Talks are expected to include sensitive issues such as Zaporizhja's nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since 2022. Trump hinted that negotiations could affect territorial issues as well.

On the other hand, the Kremlin has refused to comment on the details of the talks, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying: “We never reveal these details in advance”.

While the peace proposal is on the table, it remains unclear how negotiations will move forward. Ukraine and the US have held meetings in Saudi Arabia, where a 30-day ceasefire that Kiev has accepted was proposed.

President Macron and newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have reconfirmed their support for Ukraine, asking for a clear “angage by Russia. At the moment, the fate of peace talks depends on the result of the Trump-Putin conversation and Moscow's willingness to accept a fair deal.