Trump's entourage advises him not to call putin until he agrees to ceasefire - NBC

The closest entourage of US President Donald Trump is advising him not to have a phone conversation with russian leader vladimir putin until he commits to a full ceasefire.

This is reported by NBC News with reference to two officials of the Trump administration.

So, administration representatives have warned that Trump may suddenly decide that he wants to talk to putin. But he was advised that a phone call is not a good idea until putin tells the White House that he agrees to a full ceasefire in the russian-Ukrainian war.

Also, according to officials, a phone conversation between Trump and putin has not been scheduled for today.

On Sunday, Trump said that he plans to talk to putin this week. He also said he was “very angry” with putin for saying that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should resign.

Meanwhile, russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev met with White House officials and Republican lawmakers at the White House, according to sources familiar with the meetings. It is not known whether Trump was present at any point during the meeting.

Dmitriev met with Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma last night at the White House at Trump’s request. According to three U.S. officials, the group discussed the terms of ending the war in Ukraine and putin’s demands for a ceasefire.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Ukraine has provided the United States with evidence of aggressor russia’s violation of a moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure.

At that time, the Telegraph, citing sources, reported that the White House admitted that Trump would not ensure a ceasefire by Easter.

At the same time, the US President's Special Envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, stated that Ukraine and the aggressor country of russia were allegedly on the verge of a complete ceasefire.