Trump confirmed the date for the call while talking to reporters on Air Force One during a late flight back to the Washington area from Florida on Sunday.
Harness data analytics to drive decisions with IIM Kozhikode DAM program. Join Now
"I'll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work's been done over the weekend," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.
This comes after White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier on Sunday that a Trump-Putin phone call might happen this week. He also added that the US is continuing its engagement and conversation with Ukraine as well.
“I expect that there’ll be a call with both presidents this week. And we’re also continuing to engage and have conversation with the Ukrainians,” Witkoff said on CNN’s State of the Union.
On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had asked Witkoff to convey messages to Trump ahead of a possible phone call and added there was “cautious optimism” about the prospect of a ceasefire deal, according to the Interfax news agency.
Just last week, Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow after Ukraine accepted the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire in talks happening in Saudi Arabia. But the said proposal was rejected by Putin who maintains that issues still need to be resolved.