Biden, Putin to hold second phone call in a month

The call will take place as tensions continue between Russia and Ukraine.

U.S. President , will hold a phone call on Thursday — their second call in December. The call, which will take place as tensions continue between , was requested by Mr. Putin, according to Biden administration officials, and will focus on several dialogues the two countries are scheduled to participate in the next month.

During Thursday’s interaction, “President Biden will make clear that there is a diplomatic path to de-escalating tensions in the region if President Putin is interested in taking it,” a senior administration official, who did not want to be named, told reporters on a Wednesday briefing call.