President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since their call last Monday, which followed Trump’s White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European leaders. Trump told reporters that Putin’s personal dislike of Zelenskyy is blocking efforts to arrange direct talks between the two wartime leaders. “He doesn’t like him,” the president said, adding that both leaders have indicated they would welcome his presence at a potential meeting. The U.S. president urged Putin and Zelenskyy to hold the long-sought encounter and warned of unspecified repercussions if they fail to do so. Trump said he would give the parties a week or two to make progress before he “steps in” and, if necessary, attends the meeting himself.