Trump 2nd term updates: Trump excludes low-value shipments from looming tariffs

After saying he would meet with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy once a mineral deal is reached, Trump said he would also meet Russia's Vladimir Putin.

"At some point, I'll be meeting with President Putin, too," Trump said, though he said he didn't know when that would take place.

Last week, Trump ramped up criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling him a "dictator."

On Monday, he was asked if he would use that term to describe Russia's Vladimir Putin. Trump declined to do so.

"I don't use those words lightly," he responded. "I think we're going to see how it all works out."

Trump said Monday he will meet soon with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The comment was made as Trump took reporters' questions in the Oval Office, where he was meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Trump said Zelenskyy could come this week or next week to sign an agreement on Ukrainian minerals and rare earth elements. Trump said the agreement was still being worked on and that they are "very close" to a final deal.

"He would like to come, as I understand it, here to sign it. And that would be great by me," Trump said.

Leadership at the Treasury Department sent an agency-wide email Monday morning instructing all employees -- including those at the IRS -- to comply with OPM’s email by tonight’s deadline, according to an email obtained by ABC News.

“By now, you should have received an email from OPM requesting information on your accomplishments over the past week. If you are not on leave Monday, you are required to respond before the deadline,” wrote John York, a senior counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to the email.

The email has left some employees confused, particularly because it does not clarify whether failure to respond by the deadline could result in termination as Elon Musk threatened on X.

One IRS employee told ABC News that when they asked their direct management whether not responding would result in them being fired, they were told, “We are only to adhere to official emails and ignore any directives not communicated through official channels.”

Another employee in management at the IRS said staff are "freaking out."

-- ABC News' Will Steakin

Employees at the Justice Department do not need to respond to the OPM email sent over the weekend, according to an email obtained by ABC News.

"Due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the Department's work, DOJ employees do not need to respond to the email from OPM," an email to main justice employees from the assistant attorney general for administration and obtained by ABC News says. "If you have already responded to this email, no further action is needed."

DOJ joins other agencies in offering guidance on how to respond to OPM's request for employees to describe what they did that week.

--ABC News' Luke Barr