Trump reportedly interrupts meeting with Zelensky and European leaders to call Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly interrupted his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on Monday to call Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The first report of the call came from Paul Ronzheimer, deputy editor of the German tabloid Bild, and was later corroborated by Sky News and Reuters.

According to Sky News, Trump spoke with Putin in a different part of the White House, away from where Zelensky and the European leaders were meeting.

Earlier, Trump had said he would call Putin after Monday’s talks. An E.U. diplomat told Reuters that the fact Trump made the call during the meeting, rather than afterward, was a positive sign, as it would allow Ukraine’s supporters to “get the last word.”