Vance and Rubio gathered at the White House amid expectations of a Trump-Putin conversation
Kyiv • UNN
Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Rubio are at the White House ahead of Trump's phone call with Putin. Peskov stated that this is part of efforts to find a settlement in Ukraine.
U.S. Vice President Jay Dee Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are at the White House, amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to have a phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin today, UNN reports, citing CNN.
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The call was scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET (3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kyiv time), CNN reported, citing a source familiar with the plan.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the call was one of the steps in a broader effort to establish dialogue and seek a settlement in Ukraine.
Negotiators working to end Russia's war in Ukraine have already discussed "dividing up certain assets," Trump said on Sunday, announcing plans to speak with the Russian leader.