It was Trump's first phone conversation with the Russian President since his inauguration last week, and one whose outcome will be closely studied. CNN's Matthew Chance in Moscow said a Kremlin summary of the phone call talked about stabilizing the relationship between the two nations and several other subjects. Both Trump and Putin said before the call that they would like to see warmer ties between their two nations. But he said it was "too early" to discuss removing sanctions that his predecessor, President Barack Obama, imposed on Russia. Flurry of callsBefore speaking with Putin, Trump held a call with Merkel and spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a key ally in Asia.

Source: CNN January 28, 2017 10:13 UTC