President Trump is set to press his high-speed effort to bring the war in Ukraine to an end when he speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Trump said “a lot of work” had been done over the weekend and that the U.S. had talked to both sides about dividing up “assets,” such as land and power plants.
The White House’s rapid-fire diplomacy is up against warnings from Moscow last week that much remains to be resolved before agreeing to halt fighting.
Trump brushed aside those concerns when speaking about his plans to talk to Putin. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” he told reporters on Air Force One late Sunday. “Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance.”
