US newspaper: Mr. Trump called Mr. Putin

(Dan Tri) - US President-elect Donald Trump is said to have called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine conflict and ways to resolve it.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan in 2019 (Photo: Reuters).

The Washington Post on November 10 quoted a number of informed sources as saying that US President-elect Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 7. According to a source, during the phone call, President-elect Trump asked the Russian leader to "not escalate" the conflict, reminding him of the significant US military presence in Europe. In addition, Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin also talked about "the goal of peace on the European continent", in which the US President-elect expressed interest in further conversations to talk about "an early resolution of the war in Ukraine". The report did not provide details about Russia's reaction to Mr. Trump's proposal. Moscow and Mr. Trump's transition team have not yet commented on the Washington Post's information. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denied that Kiev was informed in advance and did not object to the phone call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin. "Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance about the call are false. Therefore, Ukraine cannot approve or disapprove of this call," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Reuters on the same day. On the same day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine was planning to arrange a meeting between President Zelensky and President-elect Trump. "Possible future contacts at the leadership level have been discussed and teams will begin preparatory work to hold such a meeting," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. Trump was re-elected as US president in the November 5 election against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. According to media reports, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shortly after his election. Trump said that since his election, he had spoken with about 70 international leaders, but not Putin. "I think we will talk soon," the president-elect said. For his part, President Putin congratulated Mr. Trump in a speech at the Valdai Club last weekend. However, he also made it clear that "he will not take the initiative to call Mr. Trump." "I could call him, but I do not do so because Western leaders often call me almost every week, and then suddenly stop. If any of them wants to re-establish contact, I always say: We are not against it. We are ready to resume contact and engage in discussions," the Russian leader explained. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not rule out the possibility of a direct dialogue between President Putin and Mr. Trump before the US President-elect takes office in January. Mr. Peskov also commented that the future policies of US President-elect Donald Trump are more difficult to predict than those of his predecessor Joe Biden and his officials. Mr. Peskov said it was unclear whether Trump would fulfill his campaign promises. "It is predictable what path US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will pursue until they leave the White House. In this regard, Trump is more unpredictable. It is also difficult to predict how he will implement the statements he made during the election campaign," the Kremlin spokesman emphasized. During the election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly declared that he could end the Ukraine-Russia conflict within a day if he was re-elected. He said he would call the Russian and Ukrainian presidents and ask them to sit down at the negotiating table. However, he did not specify how he could pressure Kiev and Moscow to negotiate and make concessions.

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