President Trump has just announced that he is going to try and get a ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday with a series of major phone calls, staring with Vladimir Putin and ending with Zelenskyy and NATO.

Here’s what he said, in all caps:

I WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M. THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE “BLOODBATH” THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE.

I WILL THEN BE SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY OF UKRAINE AND THEN, WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF NATO. 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. GOD BLESS US ALL!!!

 
Secretary of State Marco Rubio followed this up by saying he’s done his part relaying President Trump’s message of stopping the killing:

In my phone call today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, I reiterated @POTUS’s message: the death and destruction must stop. The U.S. has presented a strong peace plan and we welcome the Prisoner of War exchange agreement reached in Istanbul. Let’s not miss this huge opportunity. The time for ending this war is now.

I have my doubts but let’s see what Trump can do on Monday. A ceasefire would be a good start…