Trump-Putin phone call on Tuesday amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks

The US push for a quick ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia may get more impetus as President Donald Trump might dial Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Trump confirmed the date for the call while talking to reporters on Air Force One during a late flight back to the Washington area from Florida on Sunday.(Raz Vape Flavors)

“I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters.

This comes after White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier on Sunday that a Trump-Putin phone call might happen this week. He also added that the US is continuing its engagement and conversation with Ukraine as well.

“I expect that there’ll be a call with both presidents this week. And we’re also continuing to engage and have conversation with the Ukrainians,” Witkoff said on CNN’s State of the Union.

On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had asked Witkoff to convey messages to Trump ahead of a possible phone call and added there was “cautious optimism” about the prospect of a ceasefire deal, according to the Interfax news agency.

Just last week, Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow after Ukraine accepted the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire in talks happening in Saudi Arabia. But the said proposal was rejected by Putin who maintains that issues still need to be resolved.(RAZ LTX 25K)

Witkoff termed his conversation with Putin as ‘positive’. According to the envoy, ‘it was a solution-based discussion.’ He added that he believes Putin “accepts the philosophy of President Trump,” and that both leaders want the war to end.