Donald Trump says he will phone Putin and Zelensky on Monday to stop 'bloodbath'

says he will speak to and Volodymyr Zelensky over the phone on Monday in another attempt to stop the Russia-Ukraine war. It comes a day after Ukraine and Russia officials met in for the first direct talks between the two nations since 2022.

The President took to his Truth Social platform to announce the news, adding he will also be speaking to nations. Writing in capitals, he said: "I WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M. THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE "BLOODBATH" THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE.

"I WILL THEN BE SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY OF UKRAINE AND THEN, WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF NATO. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END. GOD BLESS US ALL!!!"

There was no breakthrough in the talks between and in Istanbul, however both Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each.

was at a European summit in the Albanian capital of Tirana during the meeting, but did discuss the talks with his counterpart over the phone.

He said is "ready to take the fastest possible steps for the sake of real peace".

Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov, who was leading the Kyiv delegation, said the prisoners of war exchange is an "important achievement".

He said talks at "leaders' level" would be the next step.

On Thursday, said there will be limited progress in the talks until he and meet in person.

He told reporters aboard Air Force One: "Look, nothing's going to happen until Putin and I get together.

"He wasn't going if I wasn't there and I don't believe anything's going to happen, whether you like it or not, until he and I get together.

"But we're going to have to get it solved because too many people are dying."