--- title: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin Will Talk on the Phone Saturday description: President Trump will be congratulated on his victory by Russian President Vladmir Putin canonical: https://time.com/4651507/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-phone-call/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-27T12:46:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:59:16.875Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump and Putin Are Going to Talk on the Phone This Weekend og:description: The Russian President will congratulate Trump on taking office og:url: https://time.com/4651507/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-phone-call/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e901ea5d9cd5bb3/6988b7897cdbac26e4d56f0a/trump-putin-call-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Russian President Vladimir Putin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump and Putin Are Going to Talk on the Phone This Weekend twitter:description: The Russian President will congratulate Trump on taking office twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e901ea5d9cd5bb3/6988b7897cdbac26e4d56f0a/trump-putin-call-president.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump and Russia's Putin Are Going to Talk on the Phone This Weekend > Sponsored content. 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Asked about media reports that Trump was preparing to lift or soften sanctions imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, Peskov said: “I know nothing about that.” Peskov said the call would take place on Saturday evening Moscow time. 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