Trump didn't communicate with Putin after being elected
US president-elect Donald Trump (photo: Getty Images)
US President-elect Donald Trump says he has not spoken to Russian leader Vladimir Putin since winning the election. He did not want anything to interfere with negotiations over the war in Ukraine, he said in an interview with NBC News.
During the conversation, the journalist recalled that Trump had promised during the election campaign that he would call Putin and end Russia's war against Ukraine within the first 24 hours of his victory, even before the inauguration.
When asked several times by the host if he had spoken to the Russian leader, Trump said no.
“No, I haven't... I don't want to say that. I don't want to say anything about it because I don't want to do anything that could interfere with the negotiations,” the US president-elect replied.
What the media wrote
Last month, The Washington Post reported that Trump had his first phone call with Putin after his victory on November 7.
According to the sources, the Republican advised the Russian leader not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of Washington's significant presence in Europe.
After that, the heads of state discussed the goal of peace on the European continent. Trump, in turn, expressed interest in further talks on how to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible.
