President Trump said ceasefire negotiations would begin "immediately," but the Kremlin has expressed little eagerness for a ceasefire in the war it began.

American leader Donald Trump stunned President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders while summarizing his call with dictator Vladimir Putin, according to Axios. Putin is ready for negotiations As Axios reports,

Kyiv is interested in a direct Zelenskyy-Putin face-to-face, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Brussels on Tuesday, confirming that the Holy See proposed to host the talks. View on euro

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is testing whether the Russians are serious in Ukraine peace talks, warning there's not time to waste.

In an effort to halt the escalating violence, President Trump plans separate discussions with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week.

If Putin thinks he can win it all, why negotiate? Here are five takeaways from the call. Before the call, Trump had demanded an immediate, unconditional ceasefire. Ukraine had accepted. Putin had not,