Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

President Donald Trump has said multiple times that the war in Ukraine would have never broken out had he been in office.

Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday seconded U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that he could have prevented the conflict in Ukraine if he were in office and said that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.

Trump has the levers to force Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war promptly if he dispenses with the Biden Administration’s tepid, inconsistent economic pressure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the recent halt of U.S. aid under the Trump administration, emphasising the importance of Ukraine's involvement in any peace talks with Russia. Following the announcement that military assistance would be paused,