Donald Trump plans call with Vladimir Putin after Russian drone hits bus in Ukraine

His remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire

President Donald Trump is set to call Vladimir Putin (Alex Brandon/AP)

Donald Trump has said he plans to speak by phone on Monday to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukraine’s president and Nato allies, about ending what he called a “bloodbath”.

“HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE DAY, A CEASEFIRE WILL TAKE PLACE, AND THIS VERY VIOLENT WAR, A WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WILL END,” Mr Trump wrote in a post on his social networking site, Truth Social.