Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

President Donald Trump has said multiple times that the war in Ukraine would have never broken out had he been in office.

President Trump warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine quickly, or else face “high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions.” Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the recent halt of U.S. aid under the Trump administration, emphasising the importance of Ukraine's involvement in any peace talks with Russia. Following the announcement that military assistance would be paused,