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US President Donald Trump says he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after positive talks between US and Russian officials in Moscow.

“I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend,” Trump said on Air Force One during a late flight back to Washington DC from Florida, where he spent the weekend.

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“We want to see if we can bring that war to an end. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance,” Trump said.

When asked about what concessions are being considered in ceasefire negotiations, Trump said: “We’ll be talking about land. We’ll be talking about power plants.

“I think we have a lot of it already discussed very much by both sides – Ukraine and Russia. We’re already talking about that, dividing up certain assets.”

Read more about the planned phone call here.