President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in an effort to broker a ceasefire in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, calling the conflict a “bloodbath” that must be stopped.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the call with Putin is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday and will focus on ending the war, which he said is killing “more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week.” Trade discussions are also expected to be on the agenda. (RELATED: Trump Says Negotiations To End Ukraine War Are Underway)
“I WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY,” Trump wrote. “THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH’…AND TRADE.”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 17, 2025
Trump also said he will follow up with a call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and then with “various members of NATO,” expressing hope for what he called a “productive day.”
“HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END. GOD BLESS US ALL!!!” he added.
The announcement follows a week of failed diplomacy after neither Trump nor Putin attended peace talks in Turkey aimed at ending the two-year conflict. Despite growing international calls for a resolution, both sides have ramped up military operations in recent weeks. A Russian drone strike on Saturday killed nine civilians in Ukraine’s Sumy region, according to local authorities.
Trump’s tone on Russia has shifted in recent weeks. Once critical of Ukraine’s handling of U.S. aid, the president has more recently voiced frustrations with Putin and the war’s prolonged toll.
“I think Putin is tired of this whole thing,” Trump said Friday on Fox News. “He’s not looking good, and he wants to look good.”
Still, Trump maintained that the war should have been a short affair. “Don’t forget, this was supposed to end in one week,” he said, referring to Russia’s initial invasion in February 2022. “If he didn’t get stuck in the mud with his army tanks all over the place, he would have been in Kyiv in about five hours.”
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