The future president of the United States, Donald Trump, reportedly spoke with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, November 7, and asked Russia to avoid escalation in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin said he was “ready to reconnect” with Donald Trump after his victory in the American presidential election on November 5. It’s done. And during the telephone call, which would have taken place the day after the election, the 47th President of the United States would have asked the Russian head of state not to provoke an escalation in Ukrainereported Sunday Washington Post.
Information which has not been commented on or confirmed by the president-elect’s transition team. On the Russian side, the Kremlin denied on Monday November 11 any interview between the two men, indicates TF1 info : “This is simply false information.” “This absolutely does not correspond to reality, it is a pure invention,” declared the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov. And added: “For the moment, there are no concrete plans.”
“Positive signals” for Russia
According to anonymous sources from Washington Postthe two men are said to have discussed the goal of peace on the European continent. Donald Trump reportedly said he hoped to set up follow-up conversations to discuss “resolving the war in Ukraine soon.” During his electoral campaign, the Republican assured that he would end the war “in one day” if he returned to the White House, without ever specifying how.
On Sunday, the Kremlin estimated that Donald Trump had sent “positive signals” regarding the conflict, since he did not show a “will to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russia“. Does this potential call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin mark a future shift in American diplomacy in favor of Russia? During his mandate, Joe Biden, the outgoing American president, released aid for Ukraine – and intends to spend the remaining six billion dollars dedicated to opposing the Russians before Donald Trump’s inauguration.