Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday seconded U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that he could have prevented the conflict in Ukraine if he were in office and said that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.