Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Monday that President Donald Trump’s work bringing Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table shows his skills “as a peacemaker.”

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly began speaking on a phone call around 10 a.m. on Monday to discuss a potential ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine following a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier that day.

Whitaker told “Newsline” Monday afternoon, “This is an incredibly important call,” noting that “Donald Trump is the one that has brought this really to the point where we are.”

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