Trump spoke to Putin to discuss ‘resolution’ of Ukraine war: Report

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Two days after securing the U.S. presidency in a dominating fashion, President-elect Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin to advise him not to escalate the war in Ukraine and express an interest in future conversations to discuss “the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon.”

According to a Washington Post report, Trump and Putin talked about the desire for peace in Europe more broadly, with Trump reminding him of America’s military capabilities in the continent.

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