Republican President-elect Donald Trump got serious in a phone call Thursday, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine.
President Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine immediately if elected, but the president-elect said in a phone call that he expressed interest in discussing regional peace goals and a follow-up dialogue on an “early resolution to the war in Ukraine.” This was revealed by a person familiar with the matter. He said this from a resort in Florida. According to In the Washington Post.
JUST IN: Donald Trump has reportedly already met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him not to escalate the Ukraine war.
According to the Washington Post, President Trump talked about peace on the European continent.
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One of the sources, who spoke freely on condition of anonymity, told the outlet that Trump reminded Putin of the significant U.S. military presence in Europe. Land issues were also brought up during the talks.
President Trump’s phone conversation with President Putin was his first with the Russian president since he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris the day before. (Related article: “I can’t stay in this party”: Democrats continue to criticize after historic election loss)
According to multiple reports, President Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday. It was the president-elect who called Zelensky, who congratulated him on his victory.
President Trump continues to support Ukraine and says he wants to try to find a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine war, Axios reported.
Trump campaign supporter Elon Musk went inside to greet Zelensky while the president-elect was on the phone. According to to the Wall Street Journal. Axios reported that Musk dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago and was also present on a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“There was nothing in what Mr. Zelenskiy and his aides heard privately from Mr. Trump and his team that was alarming or made them feel that Ukraine would pay a price,” Axios reported. Ta.
On Thursday, Trump said NBC News He had already spoken to about 70 world leaders since winning the election.
“President Trump decisively won a historic election and leaders around the world know America will once again regain prominence on the world stage.” According to the Washington Post, President Trump’s communications director Stephen “Our leaders have begun the process of strengthening ties with the 45th and 47th presidents because they represent peace and stability in the world,” Chan said in an email. mentioned in.
