According to sources, the US president-elect will The Washington Post have urged Putin not to expand the war in Ukraine. The two are said to have discussed “peace in Europe” and a “quick solution to the war in Ukraine”.
During the election campaign, Trump said he would end the war “within 24 hours” by negotiating a settlement.
Trump and Putin reportedly spoke on Thursday. On the same day, Trump told NBC that he had spoken to about 70 world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi – but not Putin.
Did not happen through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
According to The Washington Post, the talks were not conducted with the help of the US State Department and official government employee interpreters, which is customary for presidents-elect. The reason is that Trump has not yet signed an agreement with the authority that handles the transfer of power. The former president and his associates are said to be suspicious of government officials after Trump’s time in the White House from 2017 to 2021.
“Leaders around the world know that the United States will regain its place of prominence on the world stage. Therefore, leaders have begun to cultivate a stronger relationship with the 45th and 47th president, he stands for global peace and stability,” writes Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung in an email to the magazine.
Kyiv was not informed
According to sources to the Washington Post, Kiev would have been informed about the conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. That is not true, says Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reuters.
– The information that Ukraine had been informed about the conversation in advance is false. Ukraine could neither have approved nor objected to the call, says Tykhyi.