Posted on 11/10/2024 11:50:11 AM PST by marcusmaximus
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, the first phone conversation between the two men since Trump won the election, said several people familiar with the matter.
During the call, which Trump took from his resort in Florida, he advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe, said a person familiar with the call, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
The two men discussed the goal of peace on the European continent and Trump expressed an interest in follow-up conversations to discuss “the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon,” several of the people said.
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The government of Ukraine has been informed of the Putin call and did not object to the conversation taking place, said two people familiar with the matter. Ukrainian officials have long understood that Trump would engage with Putin on a diplomatic solution for Ukraine, the people said.
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Moscow initially responded coolly to Trump’s win, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters that Putin had no plans to call the incoming president of “an unfriendly country that is directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state.”
But on Thursday, Putin publicly congratulated Trump on his victory, praising his “manly” response to the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, and said he was “ready” to speak with Trump.
Peskov did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Arrest all the neocons and charge them with war profiteering. Sends them to The Hague to be charged. Would love to see how Liz Cheney handles it.
Your Putin is making a mistake by launching a mass cruise missile attack on Ukraine tonight after President Trump warned him not to escalate.
Ellen Nakashima... she is usually up to no good ...
8 Russian Tu-95 bombers are on their way to launch lines over the Caspian Sea to launch mass cruise missile attack on Ukraine.
Tell your Biden and your Harris to tell your Elensky to get busy saving his returnable cans and bottles for December 18th.
>>>>8 Russian Tu-95 bombers are on their way to launch lines over the Caspian Sea to launch mass cruise missile attack on Ukraine.<<<<
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