US President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the situation in Ukraine. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing sources.
Donald Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin on Thursday for the first time since winning the election, several people familiar with the matter told the newspaper.
Trump “advised” Russian President Putin not to escalate the conflict in Ukraine and “reminded him of Washington’s important military presence in Europe,” one of the sources said. Trump has expressed interest in new talks to discuss “an early resolution to the war in Ukraine,” several people said.
The Ukrainian government was informed of the call to Putin and did not object to the conversation taking place, two people familiar with the matter said. “Ukrainian officials have long understood that Trump would work with Putin on a diplomatic solution for Ukraine, the sources said.” – write the post.
Trump told NBC on Thursday that he had spoken to about 70 world leaders since the election, including the head of the Ukrainian regime in kyiv, Vladimir Zelensky.
