Published: 21:00, March 18, 2025
Kremlin: Putin, Trump to discuss Russia-US ties, Ukraine in phone call
By Xinhua

This combination of pictures created on Nov 7, 2024 shows then former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) in Cumming, Georgia, on Oct 15, 2024, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) in Kazan on Oct 24, 2024. (PHOTOS / AFP)

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are set to discuss bilateral ties and the Ukraine crisis in a phone call, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

Peskov said the conversation would cover a "large number of issues," including the "further normalization of bilateral relations" and a settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

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He added that the call was expected to take place between 4 pm and 6 pm Moscow time (1300-1500 GMT).