President Trump said he was to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
In a social media post, Mr. Trump said the two were to talk by phone at 10 a.m.
The call comes amid the Russia-Ukraine war, which Mr. Trump said during last year’s campaign he would end fast but has yet to do so.
The administration recently decided to hold back the delivery of several weapons to Ukraine over concerns about America’s own stockpiles.
“This decision was made to put America’s interests first following a review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The strength of the United States Armed Forces remains unquestioned — just ask Iran.”
The halt of weapons into Ukraine comes as a blow to Kyiv as Russia continues its attacks.
It also comes after Mr. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit last week in The Hague, where the U.S. president said Mr. Zelenskyy “couldn’t have been nicer.”
Russia called the weapon stoppage to Ukraine a win.
“As far as we understand, the reasons behind this move were empty warehouses, as well as a lack of arms in these warehouses. But in any case, the fewer arms supplied to Ukraine, the closer the end of the special military operation will be,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency.
• This story is partly from wire service reports.
