Trump Hopes for Ceasefire Progress in Russia-Ukraine War in Monday Calls With Putin and Zelenskyy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump expressed his hopes for a "productive day" Monday -- and a ceasefire -- in a social media post over the weekend.
39% : " Still, there are fears that Trump has an affinity for Putin that could put Ukraine at a disadvantage with any agreements engineered by the U.S. government.
37% : "He and I will meet, and I think we'll solve it or maybe not," Trump told reporters after boarding Air Force One.
36% : " Brink said the sign that she needed to depart was an Oval Office meeting in February where Trump and his team openly berated Zelenskyy for not being sufficiently deferential to them.
35% : It also will cover trade, a sign that Trump might be seeking 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.
30% : Trump has struggled to end a war that began with Russia's invasion in February 2022, and that makes these conversations a serious test of his reputation as a dealmaker after having claimed he would quickly settle the conflict once he was back in the White House, if not even before he took office.
30% : Trump said his discussion with Putin would focus on stopping the "bloodbath" of the war.
23% : " His 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.
10% : While wrapping up his four-day trip to the Middle East, Trump said on Friday that Putin had not gone to Turkey because Trump himself wasn't there.

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