WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the cellphone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and mentioned the warfare in Ukraine, the Washington Put up reported on Sunday, citing folks conversant in the matter.
Trump suggested Putin to not escalate the warfare in Ukraine and reminded him of “Washington’s sizeable army presence in Europe”, the Put up reported.
Throughout the election marketing campaign, Trump stated he would discover a answer to finish the warfare “inside a day,” however didn’t clarify how he would achieve this.
Trump had additionally spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday, in response to media stories.
On Friday, the Kremlin stated Putin was prepared to debate Ukraine with Trump however that didn’t imply that he was keen to change Moscow’s calls for.
On June 14, Putin set out his phrases for an finish to the warfare: Ukraine must drop its NATO ambitions and withdraw all of its troops from all the territory of 4 areas claimed by Russia.
Ukraine rejected that, saying it will be tantamount to capitulation, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has put ahead a “victory plan” that features requests for extra army help from the West.
