The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, stated that the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin, will have to show today that he wants peace, according to a post by the French leader on the social media platform X.

President Trump said Monday that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” start cease-fire negotiations in their 39-month-old war following a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin — who said Moscow was not ready for peace until the “root cause” of the “crisis” is addressed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the U.S. leader has grown “frustrated” with the conflict and planned a separate call with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.