President Trump said ceasefire negotiations would begin "immediately," but the Kremlin has expressed little eagerness for a ceasefire in the war it began.

The Russian leader’s summary of the phone call didn’t sound nearly as optimistic as Trump’s when it comes to next steps in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin at around 10 a.m. ET on Monday, as the White House continues its push for an end to Moscow's 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine after last week's peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey.

Moscow is ready to work toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin said that Russia

President Trump opens the week with a high-stakes phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning. It follows talks in Turkey late last week. The president announced the call in

For days, President Donald Trump repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule — one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

Vladimir Putin won't be attending the Ukraine peace talks that he suggested, and CNN's Jeff Zeleny reported that White House officials are privately relieved. Neither the Russian president nor U.S. president Donald Trump appear likely to attend peace talks Thursday in Turkey,