U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, following a trip to the Middle East, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 16, 2025.

Trump said on Saturday that he will speak separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday to push for a ceasefire deal between the two countries. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will speak separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday to push for a ceasefire deal between the two countries.

"I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at 10:00 a.m.," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that the subjects of the call will be stopping the "bloodbath" that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade.

Trump said he will "then be speaking to President Zelensky of Ukraine and then, with President Zelensky, various members of NATO."

"Hopefully it will be a productive day" and "a ceasefire will take place," he said.

Concluding their meeting in Türkiye's Istanbul on Friday, delegations of Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold a new round of negotiations and have a large-scale prisoner exchange. As a key outcome of the two-hour talks, the two sides agreed to a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 people from each side. ■

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House, following a trip to the Middle East, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 16, 2025.

Trump said on Saturday that he will speak separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday to push for a ceasefire deal between the two countries. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House, following a trip to the Middle East, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 16, 2025.

Trump said on Saturday that he will speak separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday to push for a ceasefire deal between the two countries. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)

U.S. President Donald Trump waves at the press upon his return to the White House, following a trip to the Middle East, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 16, 2025.

Trump said on Saturday that he will speak separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday to push for a ceasefire deal between the two countries. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)