Donald Trump’s inner circle has warned him against speaking to Vladimir Putin until the Russian leader commits to a full ceasefire, according to reports.
Administration officials told NBC News that there were no scheduled talks planned between the pair as of Thursday afternoon.
On Sunday, Mr Trump said he planned to call but Putin but that he was “very angry” with the Russian leader for his lack of willingness to agree to the ceasefire.
Russian attacks against Ukraine continued on Friday, with Kharkiv hit by drone attacks that killed three people and injured dozens more.
Five other people were injured in the regions of Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv, local authorities said.