US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by telephone Tuesday, the White House said in a statement.

There was no indication about the topics of discussion for the two leaders. The call was scheduled for 12:30 pm (1630 GMT).

Trump has already spoken by telephone twice with Putin since taking office.

On January 28, the two men discussed how to defeat the ISIL Takfiri group in a congratulatory call from Putin, according to officials.

The last time, on April 3, Trump pledged support to Russia over a deadly bomb attack in the Saint Petersburg metro that killed 15 people.

Source: AFP