Bangladesh, March 17 -- US President Donald Trump has announced that he is set to hold a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 to discuss ongoing negotiations aimed at securing a peace agreement in Ukraine. The Kremlin has yet to confirm the call, but Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One on March 16, suggested that significant progress had been made over the past several days.

During his remarks, Trump indicated that the conversation with Putin would focus on major aspects of the war, including territorial disputes and control over energy infrastructure. “We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of works been done over t...