"President Trump spoke with Putin earlier today and a read out will be sent later tonight," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
No other details were immediately available.
The phone call between the two leaders came after Putin's annual press conference in which he praised Trump.
Citing the markets and consumer confidence, Putin said Trump had "some quite serious achievements" to his credit in the short time that he has been the president of the United States.