Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday rejected a report in the Washington Post on Sunday that Putin and Trump had a telephone conversation last Thursday after the US election. “There was no conversation,” Peskov said, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
“It’s pure fiction, it’s just false information,” emphasized Peskov. At a public appearance in Sochi on the Black Sea on Thursday, Putin congratulated Trump on his election victory and appeared open to resuming contact. However, there are currently no concrete timelines for this, it said.
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Trump already spoke to Putin on the phone on Thursday
The Washington Post wrote on Sunday, citing informed people, that Trump had recommended to Putin not to escalate the war of aggression against Ukraine during the phone call on Thursday. There was initially no information about this from Trump himself. Trump also referred to the US military presence in Europe, it said, citing the anonymous sources.
War ended in 24 hours?
The Republican Trump announced during the election campaign that he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. He hasn’t yet said how he wants to achieve this. US President Joe Biden and Ukraine fear that under Trump US military aid to Ukraine, thanks to which the Russian invasion can be repelled, could dry up. Russia had shown itself open to talks with Trump about a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
Trump also referred to the US military presence in Europe, the newspaper reported, citing its anonymous sources. It was also about the goal of achieving peace in Europe. Trump encouraged further conversations to talk about a solution to the war.
The Ukrainian government was informed about the conversation and had no objections, wrote the Washington Post. This information was immediately rejected as “false” by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. A spokesman for the ministry emphasized that Ukraine had not been informed in advance and was therefore unable to express any objections or support for the call.
Sworn in on January 20th
According to an unconfirmed report in the Wall Street Journal, Trump spoke to Putin several times as ex-president in recent years. Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president on January 20th. During his first term in office, Trump met the Russian president once for a bilateral discussion, in Helsinki in 2018. The summit became a fiasco for the then US President because he stabbed his own secret services in the back at the press conference and supported Putin’s assurances that Russia had not interfered in the 2016 US election.
The outgoing US President wants to ask his successor and the Republican-dominated Congress to continue supporting Ukraine. “President Biden will point out that we need resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term,” Biden’s national security adviser Jack Sullivan said in an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. The US should not turn away from Ukraine as this could lead to more instability in Europe. Biden and Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday at Biden’s invitation.
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– **Headline:** Trump already spoke to Putin on the phone on Thursday
– **Category:** Foreign Policy
– **Summary:** WASHINGTON/MOSCOW. According to a media report, US President-elect Donald Trump met with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin on Thursday…
The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing informed sources, that Trump recommended to Putin not to escalate the war of aggression against Ukraine during their recent phone call. Initially, Trump did not provide any information regarding this conversation. The report indicated that Trump also referenced the US military presence in Europe.
**Headline: War ended in 24 hours?**
Trump, during his election campaign, claimed he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours but has not outlined how he would accomplish this. Concerns persist regarding US military aid to Ukraine potentially diminishing under a Trump administration, which could impact efforts to repel the Russian invasion. The report notes that Russia appeared open to negotiations with Trump regarding a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government was informed about Trump’s conversation with Putin; however, this was promptly rejected by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, which stated it had not been notified in advance and thus could not object or support the call.
**Headline: Sworn in on January 20th**
Reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest Trump spoke with Putin several times in recent years as an ex-president. Trump is scheduled to be sworn in for a second term on January 20th. During his first term, he met Putin once in a bilateral discussion in Helsinki in 2018, which ended badly for Trump after he discredited his own intelligence agencies by affirming Putin’s claims of no Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
The outgoing President, Biden, is expected to urge his successor and Congress to maintain support for Ukraine. National security adviser Jack Sullivan emphasized the need for sustained resources for Ukraine beyond Biden’s term, warning against a withdrawal of support which could lead to increased instability in Europe. Biden and Trump are scheduled to meet at the White House on Wednesday.
