US President Donald Trump is to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the end of the war in Ukraine.

The meeting comes as European leaders demanded that the Kremlin accept an immediate ceasefire.

The two presidents will discuss at 2pm today, with the Kremlin confirming preparations for a call are already underway.Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The subjects of the call will be stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade."Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war, a war that should have never happened, will end."

<img data-id="fixed-image" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/donald-trump-vladimir-putin.jpg?id=60268322&amp;width=980" alt="Donald Trump/Vladimir Putin" width="100%" height="auto">Donald Trump is set to speak with Vladimir PutinReuters

The US President said he hopes the call will end 'this very violent war'{ai:summary}President Trump is scheduled to speak with President Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, amid calls from European leaders for a ceasefire. The discussion will focus on halting the ongoing violence, which claims over 5,000 lives weekly, and potential trade talks.Trump expressed hope for a productive conversation that could lead to an end to the conflict, which he described as a "bloodbath" that should never have occurred. #foreignaffairs

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