Trump announces meeting with Putin as he pledges to end Ukraine war

has announced he will hold a high-stakes call with Vladimir on Monday to discuss ending the 'bloodbath' in – as the brutal war continues to claim thousands of lives every week.

In a dramatic all-caps post on his Truth Social platform, the former U.S. president revealed the call would center on 'stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russians and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade.'

Trump, 78, added he would follow the Putin call with conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr and 'various leaders of .'

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