President Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven European leaders were gathered in the White House, two sources familiar with the call tell Axios

Why it matters: Trump said earlier Monday that Putin was expecting a call from him after the talks concluded. Trump said he hoped to quickly arrange a trilateral summit involving both Putin and Zelensky, but Putin has yet to agree to that idea. • Trump similarly called Zelensky after his summit with Putin concluded. • In this case, though, Trump took a break from his meeting with the Europeans to place the call. Bild first reported the Trump-Putin call. • Trump expressed optimism during his meeting with Zelensky and in the larger meeting with the European leaders about

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