American leader Donald Trump stunned President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders while summarizing his call with dictator Vladimir Putin, according to Axios. Putin is ready for negotiations As Axios reports,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

President Trump said he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about stopping the "bloodbath" in Ukraine. He will then speak with Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries.

President Donald Trump is set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in separate phone calls as he seeks to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine.

A phone call from US President Donald Trump to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin could ultimately pave the way for real peace negotiations, stated Mykhailo Podolyak,

Trump announced he will speak Monday by phone with Putin and Zelenskyy days after peace talks in Istanbul end with planned prisoner exchange

According to NYT’s sources, Trump backed off his own threats to join Europe’s pressure campaign, which would have included fresh sanctions on Russia. NYT described the move as a reversal. In recent months,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday of playing for time to be able to continue the war in Ukraine and its occupation of Ukrainian territory. Zelenskyy, speaking a day after US President Trump discussed the war with Putin,