President Donald Trump said on Saturday night that he has already spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the three-year war in Ukraine, according to a report. In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Post aboard Air Force One,

President Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in attempts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, he told the New York Post. The big picture: Trump, who throughout his presidential campaign vowed to end the years-long war within 24 hours, told the outlet the Russian leader "wants to see people stop dying."