Trump says 'many elements' agreed to ahead of Putin call
US President Donald Trump says "many elements" of a peace agreement in Ukraine have been agreed with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, ahead of their much anticipated phone call.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he will speak with Putin on Tuesday morning.
He said that while there have been agreements, "much remains" to be worked upon.
"Each week brings 2,500 soldier deaths, from both sides, and it must end NOW. I look very much forward to the call with President Putin," Trump wrote.
He earlier told reporters that "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".
In his nightly address on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin of prolonging the war.
"This proposal could have been implemented long ago," he said, adding that "every day in wartime means human lives".
There have been inconsistencies from within the Trump administration over how advanced the ceasefire talks are.
Speaking after his meeting in Jeddah with Ukrainian officials, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the "bulk" of the conversation had been "what a negotiation process would look like" and not "the specific conditions".
US envoy Steve Witkoff, who met with Putin on Thursday in Moscow, has also struck a more measured tone.
Meanwhile, the UK and France have urged Putin to prove he wants a peace deal with Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the "courage" of Zelenksy in agreeing to a ceasefire proposal, and challenged Russia to do the same.
"Enough deaths. Enough lives destroyed. Enough destruction. The guns must fall silent," Macron said in a post on X.
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