Biden and Putin to Talk Thursday

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), shakes hands with President Joe Biden during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has scheduled a leader-to-leader telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Thursday Dec. 30.

According to a senior administration official, the call comes at the request of Russia to discuss a “range of security and strategic issues.”