Trump says he's ready to "pull out" of Ukraine-Russia talks if "no progress is made"

US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to "pull out" of peace talks to end Russia's war against Ukraine if there is no progress.

As CNN reports, Trump stated that he asked Russian leader Vladimir Putin during their two-hour phone call when the "bloodshed" in Ukraine would "end," the Telegraph reports.

"I said, when are we going to end this bloodshed, this massacre? It's a massacre and I believe he wants to end it," the US president added.

He also stressed that if he believes he cannot help, he will "withdraw" from the talks, adding that "very big egos" are involved here.

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"I'm telling you, big egos are involved, but I think something will happen. And if it doesn't, I'll just step down and they'll have to move on," Trump added.

When asked if he asked to meet with Putin during their conversation, Trump replied that he "spoke to him about it."

Trump implied that he and Putin would need to meet directly to end the war.

"Of course I do. I talked to him about it," Trump said.

In addition, Trump said that "some progress has been made" from the conversation with Putin. /Telegraph