This conversation, the publication reports, was the first between Trump and Putin after the American politician’s victory in the elections. It took place while Trump was at his Florida resort. During the conversation, he urged Putin not to escalate the conflict in Ukraine and reminded him of the important American military presence in Europe. This was reported by a source familiar with the details of the conversation.
During the conversation, Trump and Putin touched on the topic of peace in Europe, and Trump expressed interest in continuing to discuss ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis. Recall that during his election campaign, Trump repeatedly stated that he was willing to end the war in Ukraine, but did not reveal how he was going to achieve it. In private conversations he expressed the opinion that Russia could retain part of the territories captured during the conflict if this led to peace. The issue was also briefly raised in the phone conversation, informed sources said.
At that time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an interview on November 8, predicted that with Trump coming to power, the United States, in his opinion, would stop participating in the Ukrainian conflict.
The call came amid uncertainty over how the new American president will structure his diplomatic relations with world leaders. Trump said that in recent days he has already spoken with more than 70 world leaders, including Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. However, it is worth noting that these telephone conversations are not conducted through the US State Department and without the participation of government interpreters, as the Trump transition team has not yet signed an appropriate agreement. with government agencies.
In turn, the Ukrainian government was informed in advance about the conversation between Trump and Putin and did not oppose this step. Ukrainian officials expected Trump to negotiate with Putin to resolve the situation in Ukraine.
At first, Moscow’s reaction to Trump’s victory was moderate. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin did not plan to call the new American president because Russia considers the United States a “hostile country” involved in a conflict with it. However, on November 10, Putin congratulated Trump on his victory and expressed his willingness to talk to him.
As Peskov noted, Trump’s strategy toward Ukraine remains less predictable than that of his opponent Joe Biden, and it is still questionable to what extent Trump will stick to statements made during his election campaign.
Recall that “Cursor” wrote that Western countries, despite their discontent with Donald Trump’s victory, see his return to the White House as an opportunity to get rid of responsibility for the situation in Ukraine.
