US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold a telephonic conversation later today. President Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, the focus will be the Syrian crisis. <br/><br/>The White House also said, both leaders are likely to discuss the civil war in Syria, where Moscow backs the government of Bashar al-Assad and Washington supports rebels trying to overthrow him. It will be the third telephonic conversation of the two Presidents since Mr Trump's swearing-in.