The winner of the elections in the United States, the Republican Donald Trumpspoke this week by telephone with the Russian president, Vladimir Putinand advised him do not intensify the war of Ukraine, the newspaper reported exclusively this Sunday The Washington Post.
Trump reminded the Russian president the considerable military presence that the United States has in Europe and expressed interest in holding follow-up talks aimed at “rapidly resolving the war in Ukraine.”
During the election campaign, Trump said he was capable of reach an agreement within 24 hours to end the war of Ukraine, but he has not given further details on this subject and his critics point out that he would be ready to cede part of Ukrainian territory to Russia, which is unacceptable for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the newspaper, the government of Ukraine was informed of the appeal between Trump and Putin and did not object to this conversation.
Since winning Tuesday’s election, the Republican received approximately 70 calls with world leaders, including one with Zelensky in which tycoon Elon Musk also participated.
Trump leads these phone conversations from his Florida mansion without the participation of the State Department, given that the Republican team is wary of career civil servants.
Putin publicly congratulated Trump on his election victory on Thursday, He described him as “brave” for his response to the assassination attempt on him during an election rally last July and showed himself “willing” to maintain contact with him.
“What he has said publicly so far (…), what has been said about his desire to restore relations with Russia, to help end the Ukrainian crisis, merits, at the very least , attention,” said the Russian president.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskovcalled Trump’s claim that he would end the conflict in Ukraine “within 24 hours” “exaggerated.”
Outgoing US President Joe Biden plans to accelerate arms shipments to Ukraine so he can deliver them before the end of his term. the 6 billion dollars remaining aid approved by Congress.
Trump, who takes office on January 20, has been highly critical of arms shipments to Ukraine.
