It will be the sixth publicly known conversation between the two leaders since Trump returned to the White House in January and comes amid so far unsuccessful U.S. efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump described some bankers as “shylocks,” a term widely seen as an antisemitic slur, at a July 3 Iowa rally kicking off his yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday. When asked by reporters about it later that evening,

"The term 'Shylock' evokes a centuries-old antisemitic trope about Jews and greed that is extremely offensive and dangerous," the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement. "President Trump's use of the term is very troubling and irresponsible.