Trump says he will call Putin to discuss stopping Ukraine war

The US president said the pair would speak on Monday, and he would later talk to Ukraine's President Zelensky.

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The US president said on Truth Social that the call would take place at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) and he would then speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the leaders of some Nato countries.

On Sunday, Putin reiterated his demand that any peace deal with Ukraine should "eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis" and "guarantee Russia's security".

Russia and Ukraine were unable to reach any breakthrough in their first face-to-face talks in three years in Istanbul on Friday.

Trump had offered to attend the talks in Turkey if Putin would also be there, but the Russian president declined to go.