Donald Trump wishes to speak with Vladimir Putin "before or shortly after the weekend," reports Politico. However, it remains unclear whether the discussion will occur as the US president's advisors are discouraging him from proceeding.

On Saturday, in an interview broadcast on the American channel NBC, the American president stated he was particularly "annoyed" and "furious" with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He notably declared: “If Russia and I aren't able to reach an agreement to end the bloodshed in Ukraine,