According to The Washington Post , the call took place on November 7, two days after the US presidential election. According to sources of the US newspaper, in the call from the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Mr. Trump urged Mr. Putin not to escalate the conflict, while also reminding the Russian leader of the large US military presence in Europe.
Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump talked on the sidelines of the 2017 APEC conference in Da Nang.
In addition, the two sides also discussed the goal of peace on the European continent and Mr. Trump hopes to discuss further in the future about an early solution to the Ukraine conflict.
During the campaign, Mr. Trump vowed to end the conflict in Ukraine quickly but did not clarify his plans. According to The Washington Post , he had privately discussed supporting an agreement that would allow Russia to keep part of Ukraine, and the president-elect also briefly mentioned the territorial issue in his call with Mr. Putin. In addition, the Ukrainian government was informed of the call and did not object.
The United States and Russia have not commented on The Washington Post 's article. Trump spokesman Steven Cheung declined to comment on private calls between the president-elect and world leaders, according to Reuters.
Speaking at a conference in Sochi recently, President Putin congratulated Mr. Trump on his re-election and said he was completely ready to call his American partner.
Shortly afterwards, in an interview with NBC News, Mr. Trump said he had received calls from about 70 world leaders but Mr. Putin was not on them. However, the president-elect said the two would talk soon.
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