Trump speaks with Putin on Ukraine ceasefire proposal
![]() 1057 Tuesday, 18 March, 2025, 20:22 President Donald Trump is holding a high-stakes call with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he tries to win his approval of a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump began the call with Putin at 10 a.m. ET and it was still ongoing as of 11:32 a.m. ET, according to deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino. Scavino posted on X that the call was "going well." The encounter is the first known call between Trump and Putin since peace talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials a week ago in Saudi Arabia yielded Kyiv agreeing to an immediate, temporary stop to hostilities should Russia do the same. "It's a bad situation in Russia, and it's a bad situation in Ukraine," Trump said on Monday. "What's happening in Ukraine is not good, but we're going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace, and I think we'll be able to do it." That positive assessment follows his prediction Sunday night that "we'll see if we have something to announce -- maybe by Tuesday," saying "a lot of work" had been done over the weekend. "Maybe we can. Maybe we can't, but I think we have a very good chance." |

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