Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump said they would speak on the phone Thursday, their first publicly announced call in over two weeks.
A senior Ukrainian official told AFP that Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also planned to speak to each other but on Friday.
Trump has been in regular contact with both leaders since taking office in January as he pushes for an end to their nearly three-and-a-half year conflict.
Neither Putin nor Trump said what they would discuss in Thursday’s call.
They have previously discussed issues such as the Ukraine conflict and economic cooperation.
“I will talk to the US president today,” Putin told media during a visit to an exhibition centre in Moscow.
Trump confirmed the call on Truth Social, saying it would start at 10.00 am (1400 GMT).
The two have praised each other in recent weeks, despite Moscow’s ongoing assault on Ukraine.
Putin said last week that he had “great respect” for Trump and that US ties were improving, despite some difficulties. Trump said Putin’s statements were “very nice”.
Add Comment