Trump Says 'Several Elements' Agreed Upon Before Putin Call

US President Donald Trump stated that "many elements" of a peace agreement in Ukraine have been finalized with Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of their highly anticipated phone call.

Trump shared on Truth Social that he would speak with Putin on Tuesday morning, adding that while agreements have been made, "much is still left to be addressed."

"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.

Earlier, he told reporters, "We'll see if we can broker a peace agreement, a ceasefire, and peace, and I believe we'll be able to achieve it."

In his Monday night address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin of extending the war.

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 Monday night address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Putin for extending the war.

"This proposal could have been implemented long ago," he said, adding that "every day in wartime means human lives".

There have been conflicting statements within the Trump administration regarding the progress of ceasefire talks.

Following his meeting with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the majority of the discussion focused on the "framework of a negotiation process" rather than "specific conditions."

US envoy Steve Witkoff, who met with Putin in Moscow on Thursday, has also adopted a more cautious stance.

Meanwhile, both the UK and France have called on Putin to demonstrate his commitment to a peace agreement with Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron praised Zelensky's "courage" in agreeing to a ceasefire proposal and challenged Russia to reciprocate.

"Enough deaths. Enough lives destroyed. Enough destruction. The guns must fall silent," Macron said in a post on X.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged Putin to agree to a "full and unconditional ceasefire now," telling MPs that he had seen "no sign" of Putin being serious about a peace agreement.

He cautioned that the UK and its allies still have "more options" to pressure Russia into negotiating "in good faith."

On the eve of the Trump-Putin phone call, the White House struck a more optimistic tone, stating that peace in Ukraine has "never been closer."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday that Trump was "committed" to securing a peace deal.

On what the talks might cover, she said: "There's a power plant that is on the border of Russia and Ukraine that was up for discussion with the Ukrainians, and he will address it in his call with Putin tomorrow."

The facility in question is likely the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. Occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, concerns about a potential nuclear accident have remained due to ongoing fighting in the region.

Asked on Sunday what concessions were being considered in the ceasefire negotiations, Trump said: "We'll be talking about land. We'll be talking about power plants [...] We're already talking about that, dividing up certain assets."

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the potential topics of discussion between the leaders, simply stating, "we never do that."

While Putin has previously expressed support for a ceasefire, he has also outlined specific conditions for achieving peace.

One point of dispute is Russia's Western Kursk region, where Ukraine launched a military incursion last August and seized some territory.

Russia has been working to reclaim it in recent weeks, and Putin now asserts that Kursk is fully back under Russian control.

He has also raised concerns about how a ceasefire could be monitored and enforced along the eastern frontline, insisting that he would not accept NATO troops on the territory. The peace proposal currently on the table was discussed by Ukrainian and American delegates in Saudi Arabia last week.

After hours of closed-door talks, they announced a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine stated it was ready to accept.

French President Macron and newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who met on Tuesday, reaffirmed their nations' "unwavering" support for Ukraine and called for "clear commitments" from Russia.