The White House announced Trump's readiness for a possible meeting with Putin.

US President Donald Trump is ready for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was announced on May 19 by White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt during a press conference with reporters.

According to her, Trump is making every effort to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

"Trump has made it clear to the parties to the Ukrainian conflict that he wants a cease—fire as quickly as possible," Leavitt said.

She added that public statements by the American president are expected later following a planned conversation with Putin and Zelensky.

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On May 17, Donald Trump announced his intention to hold a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, May 19. Trump clarified that the topics of the conversation would be the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and trade issues.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed a planned telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump, which is scheduled to take place on May 19. According to him, the conversation will take place at 17:00 Moscow time. The Russian president's press secretary clarified that the conversation would take place taking into account the results of the Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul. He also noted that the meeting between Putin and Trump would depend on the dates they themselves would set.