Trump says Russia will ‘immediately’ work toward a ceasefire after phone call. But Putin seems unmoved

(CNN) — For President Donald Trump , Monday’s phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin amounted to a major occasion — meant to ascertain his counterpart’s willingness to bring the conflict in Ukraine to an end.

“I said when are we going to end this, Vladmir?” Trump recounted later to reporters. “I said when are we going to end this bloodshed, this bloodbath?”

For Putin, it seemed to be a much less momentous event. Unlike Trump, who conducted the two-hour conversation from the Oval Office and previewed the call ahead of time in all capital letters on social media, Putin did not clear his schedule. He phoned in from a school for gifted children in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, squeezing in Trump amid a tour of the facilities.

Afterward, it was evident each man viewed the call wit