WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle is advising him against a call with Vladimir Putin until the Russian president commits to a full ceasefire with Ukraine, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing administration officials.

As of today, no call between the two leaders has been scheduled, according to two administration officials, though Trump could suddenly decide he wants to talk to Putin. On March 30, Trump said he planned to speak with Putin this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle opposes him making phone calls to Russian President Vladimir Putin, NBC News reported on April 3, citing two unnamed officials. On March 30, Trump said he is "very angry" at Putin but plans to speak to him in the near future.

On Saturday, in an interview broadcast on the American channel NBC, the American president stated he was particularly "annoyed" and "furious" with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He notably declared: “If Russia and I aren't able to reach an agreement to end the bloodshed in Ukraine,

Russia is still counting on US President Donald Trump to deliver an acceptable peace deal in Ukraine, though it’s prepared to continue the war if talks fail, according to people in Moscow familiar with the matter.

Russian president Vladimir Putin still expects US President Donald Trump to accept his demands for peace with Ukraine. But at the same time, Moscow is ready to continue the war, reports Bloomberg. The unnamed sources in Moscow said that the Kremlin leader understands that Trump is the best chance to end the war through diplomacy.