
The US President, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin will hold a two-hour call from 9am. ET.
Kremlin’s spokesman Dimtry Peskov announced this on Tuesday.
According to a Russian state news agency RIA, Peskov said the two presidents would discuss Ukraine and “further normalization of our bilateral relations”.
He stated that previous conversations between President Trump and Putin meant that “there is a certain understanding”.
DAILY POST reports that the US President is trying to broker a 30-day ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Trump believes that the 30-day ceasefire would be the gateway to a permanent peace deal in the two warring countries.
President Putin had expressed some optimism but said Russia had unanswered questions.
However, Ukraine agreed to the ceasefire proposal at its meeting with the US in Saudi Arabia but has also expressed skepticism about Russia’s true intentions.
Russia-Ukraine War: Kremlin sets out Trump-Putin call agenda