President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin will talk for the second time Saturday in a phone conversation that is expected to focus on joint efforts to combat terrorism, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told CBS News in an interview Friday morning. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Putin, also confirmed the call, telling reporters that the two leaders will “exchange views about main parameters of current bilateral relations”—a testy subject, given the economic sanctions the Obama administration imposed in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Those sanctions could be on the table as the Trump administration seeks to “reset” relations with Russia. On the campaign trail, Trump lauded Putin as a strong leader, arguing in favor of friendlier relations. The Republican’s effusive praise drew increased scrutiny amid reports that several of his associates and advisers, including former campaign chair Paul Manafort, had ties to the Russian government. (Manafort has denied any wrongdoing.) U.S. intelligence agencies and the F.B.I. have since launched investigations into reported conversations between the Kremlin and Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, among others. Trump raised further questions when he repeatedly dismissed the conclusions of the C.I.A. and other federal agencies that Russia sought to tip the balance of the 2016 election in his favor by launching two major cyber-attacks on Democrats.

While President Barack Obama responded to the Russian cyber-campaign by imposing additional sanctions and expelling 35 Russian diplomats from the U.S., Trump has signaled for months that he would be open to rolling them back in exchange for greater cooperation on terrorism. Earlier this month, he told The Times of London that he would be open to ending the Crimea sanctions if Moscow agreed to a nuclear arms reduction deal. “For one thing, I think nuclear weapons should be way down and reduced very substantially, that’s part of it,” he explained at the time. “But Russia’s hurting very badly right now because of sanctions, but I think something can happen that a lot of people are gonna benefit.”

For Russia, rebuilding its relationship with the United States is crucial to revitalize its economy, as the sanctions, combined with a weak ruble and plummeting oil revenue, have sent the country into a full-blown recession. Reports suggest that an executive order to roll back those sanctions could be placed on Trump’s desk as soon as this weekend. Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, however, indicated on Friday that the administration may still keep the sanctions in place. “All of that is under consideration, and certainly in addition to improving relations with different foreign leaders and their nations around the globe”, she told Fox News on Friday, adding that she also hoped that Russia would be open to conversations on how to fight “radical Islamic terrorism.”

Trump’s call with Russia will be the one of several conversations and meetings with European leaders in the coming weeks as the new president seeks to renegotiate longstanding U.S. alliances as part of a broader geopolitical reset. He is set to meet with British prime minister Theresa May on Friday to discuss the current status of their countries’ “special relationship,” the future of NATO, and trade relations with Russia. On Saturday, Trump will also take a call with German chancellor Angela Merkel, the most prominent member and advocate of the European Union, which Trump has dismissed, along with NATO, as obsolete. When he was asked by the Times of London, shortly before taking the oath of office, whether he trusted trusted Putin or Merkel more, Trump suggested that Germany—a core U.S. ally—would begin on the same footing as Russia. “Well, I start off trusting both—but let’s see how long that lasts,” he said. “It may not last long at all.”