"Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden will hold a telephone conversation after 22:00 Kiev time (23:00 Moscow time -
RT
)," he wrote on Facebook.
Earlier, a White House spokesman announced Biden's plans to speak by phone with Zelensky on January 2.
The American administration noted that the leaders intend to discuss "building up Russia's military presence at the borders of Ukraine" and preparing for upcoming diplomatic contacts in order to help de-escalate the situation in the region.