Both the Kremlin and the Turkish president's office report that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone about Putin's offer to begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15.

The Kremlin readout says that Erdogan fully supports the proposal and is ready to provide a platform for talks.

The Turkish statement says that Erdogan is ready to host negotiations but added that he emphasized that a cease-fire "would create the necessary environment for peace talks."

The Russian statement makes no reference to a cease-fire.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his call for Russia to accept a 30-day cease-fire starting Monday after Putin avoided addressing that proposal and instead suggested talks in Turkey starting May 15.

Zelenskyy said, "We expect Russia to confirm a ceasefire -- full, lasting, and reliable -- starting tomorrow, May 12th, and Ukraine is ready to meet."

-ABC News’ Yulia Drozd and Natalia Popova

Newly appointed acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson told employees during his first all-hands meeting not to get in his way when he is trying to achieve the president's objectives.

“Don’t get in my way if you’re those 20% of the people,” he told employees on Friday. “I know all the tricks.”

“Obfuscation. Delay. Undermining. If you’re one of those 20% of the people and you think those tactics and techniques are going to help you, they will not because I will run right over you,” he said, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting. “I will achieve the president’s intent. I am as bent on achieving the president’s intent as I was on making sure that I did my duty when I took my Marines to Iraq.”

Richardson was appointed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the Department fired the prior acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, according to sources familiar with the decision. Hamilton was fired after he told Congress that he didn't support dismantling the agency.

Richardson was the assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction prior to being appointed acting FEMA administrator. Sources have described Richardson as having an insular leadership culture.

-ABC News’ Luke Barr

As conversations between the United States and China will resume on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland, Trump reacted to the initial discussions, saying, "GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!"

In a new social media post, the president calls the meeting a "total reset" between the two countries without providing further details.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump are giving slightly different accounts of their meeting on Friday.

In a video posted on X on Friday afternoon, Adams -- strolling outside the White House -- said he spoke with Trump about important issues for New York City and investments for manufacturing, among other initiatives.

"It is my obligation to deliver for the people of New York," Adams said. "And as a city that's the largest city in America, we must have a dialogue with the White House, and that's what we're going to do."

When asked about the meeting during a spray in the Oval Office, Trump said that he and Adams discussed "almost nothing."

"He came in to say hello. He was very nice. I think he came in to thank me, frankly," Trump said without elaborating.

Asked if Adams is complying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement like Trump would like, the president deferred to border czar Tom Homan.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim