After call with Putin, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin 'immediately'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Trump said the call with Putin was "excellent," adding, "If it wasn't, I would say so now, rather than later.
67% : "Trump said, 'Vladimir, you can pick up the phone at any time, and I will be happy to answer and speak with you,'" he said.
54% : After the call, Putin said Russia was ready to continue discussing an end to the fighting after a "very informative and very frank" conversation with Trump.
53% : Zelensky said. Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, who previously served as Russian ambassador to the US, described the conversation as friendly, with Trump and Putin addressing each other by their first names.
49% : Trump later told reporters that he believed Putin was serious about wanting peace.
44% : " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he reaffirmed to Trump that Ukraine is ready for a full and unconditional ceasefire.
42% : Putin and Trump also talked about a Russia-US prisoner exchange, which Ushakov said was "in the works" and envisioned Moscow and Washington releasing nine people each.
40% : " Trump also said he told Putin, "We've got to get going.
40% : Trump said the Vatican expressed interest in hosting the negotiations, but there was no immediate confirmation that any talks had been scheduled.
37% : "The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of," Trump said in a social media post.
33% : Trump sought to use financial incentives to broker some kind of agreement after Russia's invasion led to severe sanctions by the United States and its allies that have steadily eroded Moscow's ability to grow.
29% : But I think something's going to happen and, if it doesn't I'd just back away and they have to keep going," Trump said.
28% : Ushakov also said Trump and Putin could meet face-to-face at some point, but no timeline was set.
28% : " Zelensky, who spoke to Trump one-on-one before the Putin call and then jointly with European leaders after, told reporters that he emphasized to Trump that no decisions should be made about Ukraine without involving Kyiv.
28% : Trump and Zelensky spoke with leaders from France, Italy and Finland, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who have threatened tougher sanctions on Russia in a bid to force Putin into negotiations.
23% : Vice President JD Vance said Trump would press Russian President Vladimir Putin to see if he was truly interested in stopping the fighting, and if not, that the US could disengage from trying to stop the conflict.
23% : " Trump has struggled to end a war that began with Russia's invasion in February 2022, a setback for his promises to quickly settle the conflict once he was back in the White House, if not before he took office.
21% : Ahead of the calls, the White House said Trump had grown "frustrated" with both leaders over the continuing war.
17% : Speaking before the call, Vance said Trump could walk away from trying to end the war if he feels Putin isn't serious about negotiation.
16% : Vance said Trump has been clear that the US "is not going to spin its wheels here.
15% : " Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Trump had made it clear that a failure by Putin to negotiate "in good faith" could lead to additional sanctions against Russia.

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