Trump and Putin to Discuss Cease-Fire on Tuesday

President Donald Trump said he foresees a ‘very good chance’ of reaching a cease-fire deal with Russia.

(Left) President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix on Feb. 19, 2020. (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Jan. 23, 2020. Jim Watson and Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on March 16 that he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 about a cease-fire deal to end the war in Ukraine.

“I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.”