Trump speaks with Putin on Ukraine ceasefire proposal

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed moves to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Tuesday and the White House said their phone call was going well.

A White House official said the two leaders had been on the phone since 10 am (1400 GMT).

"The call is going well, and still in progress," Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff, wrote in a post on social media platform X.

There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin.