MOSCOW, June 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have a telephone talk with his US counterpart Barack Obama within days, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has said.

The talk will mainly focus on the situation in Ukraine, Ushakov said.

“The presidents are also planning to discuss major international issues, including Iraq and Syria,” he said.

Putin and Obama reached this agreement during the meeting in Normandy, France, in early June. Putin and Obama talked twice in France. Their conversation lasted for about 20 minutes, Ushakov said.