During a meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump was heard whispering to French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to reach a solution to the war in Ukraine for his sake. Trump mentioned arranging a trilateral meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which he publicly believes will happen. Trump met with Zelensky and European leaders to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump also indicated that a potential land swap to end the war is under discussion and plans to call Putin later on Monday to arrange the trilateral meeting.