Trump, Putin to speak by phone this weekend

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak on the phone Saturday for the first time since Trump came into office.

The call will likely be the beginning of Trump’s attempt to improve relations with the Kremlin. Putin and President Obama had a notably sour relationship, and diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia are at their lowest point in many years.

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