The announcement of the meeting was made Thursday by the Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov and confirmed by the White House.
Putin is to speak Monday at the United Nations General Assembly. It was not immediately clear if the meeting with the US President would take place before or after the speech. Peskov said Putin also is to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.

US-Russian relations deteriorated significantly after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine more than a year ago. The United States, as well as other Western countries, imposed sanctions on Russia over the annexation and over claims that Russia is supporting an insurgency in eastern Ukraine with troops and arms.

Russia vehemently denies it is militarily involved in eastern Ukraine and portrays the sanctions and strong criticism from the United States as attempts to undermine the country and force Putin from power.