In a bid to end the war in Ukraine.
President Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump is planning to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump made the announcement to reporters on board Air Force One late Sunday evening.
A lot of work's been the weekend.
We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.
Maybe we can, maybe we can't.
But I think we have a very good chance.
When pressed on what concession he'll be seeking from Putin to get a deal done,
Trump said they'll be talking about land and power plants as part of those conversations to bring the war to a close,