US President Donald Trump has announced that he is set to hold a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 to discuss ongoing negotiations aimed at securing a peace agreement in Ukraine. The Kremlin has yet to confirm the call, but Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One on March 16, suggested that significant progress had been made over the past several days.

During his remarks, Trump indicated that the conversation with Putin would focus on major aspects of the war, including territorial disputes and control over energy infrastructure. “We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,” Trump told reporters, as quoted by the Associated Press (AP).

The call is expected to be a crucial step in the ongoing negotiations, particularly as US and Russian officials continue to seek a viable ceasefire agreement. US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who recently traveled to Moscow for discussions with Putin, has described the negotiations as “positive” and noted that the warring sides are “a lot closer”........

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