Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate his war in Ukraine in a phone call following his US election win, according to reports.
The president-elect also warned Russia of the United States’ sizable military force stationed in Europe, Reuters reports.The two leaders also discussed a path to wider peace in Europe as well as a agreed to a later call to finalise a plan to end the war in Ukraine.Two Ukrainian sources told the Washington Post that Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government knew of the call and did not object to it taking place.
Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on continuing the US' ongoing support for Ukraine which was established under Biden.As president, he said he would force Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin to stop the war which has raged since Moscow's troops invaded the neighbouring state in February 2023."I would tell Zelensky, no more. You got to make a deal. I would tell Putin, if you don't make a deal, we're going to give him a lot.
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