Trump also expressed hope that Monday's summit could eventually lead to a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., adding that he believes Putin wants the war to end.Pool photo by Sergey Bobylev via AFP/Getty Images

Trump says he will call Putin after White House meetings – POLITICO

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Donald Trump will call Russia’s Vladimir Putin as soon as he has finished meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday.

“I just spoke to President Putin indirectly, and we are going to have a phone call right after this meeting today,” the U.S. president told reporters during a joint press conference alongside Zelenskyy.