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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Talked To Putin, Told Russian Leader Not To Escalate In Ukraine

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP)

By Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson and Josh Dawsey

EXCLUSIVE

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.

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,” one of the people said.

Faith Based Events

In his presidential campaign, Trump said he would bring an immediate end to the war in Ukraine, though did not offer details about how he intended to do so. He has signaled privately that he would support a deal where Russia kept some captured territory, and during the call, he briefly raised the issue of land, people familiar with the matter said.

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