Donald Trump has said he will talk to Vladimir Putin “this week” and he is “hopeful” the Russian leader will agree to a 30 day ceasefire with Ukraine.
The US president offered his first comments after his team and Ukrainian officials announced they had come to terms on a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on Tuesday (11 March).
Speaking to journalists on the White House driveway after the announcement, Trump said: “Now we have to go to Russia and ... hopefully President Putin, will agree to that also.”
He told reporters he hopes the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire proposal can be solidified “over the next few days.”