The leaders are due to speak during a telephone call about possibly ending the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said the call will last as long as necessary.
Trump and Putin are expected to talk on the phone during Moscow’s early afternoon, equivalent to the midmorning in Washington, DC.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was already “a certain understanding” between Trump and Putin based on a call on February 12.
“But there are also a large number of questions regarding the further normalization of our bilateral relations and a settlement on Ukraine. All of this will have to be discussed by the two presidents,” Peskov said.
“The leaders will speak for as long as they deem necessary,” he said.
European allies and Ukraine will be watching developments closely from the sidelines.
“Many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Monday.
“Thousands of young soldiers, and others, are being killed. 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.
