Moscow, May 19 -- US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a phonecall on Monday.

This follows the face-to-face meeting of US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Sunday, the first time that both the leaders met after their public face-off in the White House Oval office this February.

Trump had on Saturday in a post on Truth Social said that he will hold talks with Putin over phone at 10 am ET (7:30 pm India time) on Monday and then call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) countries -- France, UK, Germany, and Italy.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to TASS news outlet t...