President Trump said the tone and spirit of his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the war in Ukraine were "excellent," and Russia and Ukraine would "immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said after a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin that peace talks would begin “immediately” after his Russian counterpart refused to attend negotiations May 15 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The leaders spoke by phone for more than two hours as the White House presses for a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine.

Following years of outright conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace between the two countries.

Last year, Donald Trump promised he would end the Ukraine War in "24 hours". Last week, he said that it would not be resolved until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could "get together" and hash it out in person. On Monday, the ground shifted again.

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office Monday about his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day, telling the press, there are "very big egos involved,

Trump and Russia’s Putin spoke as Ukraine and Europe push for a ceasefire. The Supreme Court let Trump cancel protected status for Venezuelans. New worries about the U.S. economic outlook are coming into focus.

Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to discuss "compromises" on Ukraine after a "frank conversation" with Trump.

President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about what he’s expecting from President Trump’s phone calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky.