Trump told Putin not to escalate the conflict

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, as President Joe Biden plans to urge Trump not to abandon Kyiv. Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, said the source. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. military and financial support…

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Why did Elon Musk join Trump’s victory call with Ukrainian president?

WASHINGTON − Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump’s election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potentially outsized role in the upcoming administration. A spokesperson for Zelenskyy described the call as a positive one based on comments from both…

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