The subject of the war in Ukraine was one of the main focuses of Donald Trump’s campaign. After his victory against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, the Republican would increase discussions to put an end to the conflict.
US President-elect Donald Trump spoke by telephone on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, reports Sunday. Washington Post. According to the newspaper, which cites people familiar with the matter, Donald Trump reminded his interlocutor “Washington’s significant military presence in Europe”.
According to media reports, Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday and said he would support kyiv. During the election campaign, Donald Trump said he intended to end the war in Ukraine, while the United States represents kyiv’s main support in the face of the Russian invasion.
False information, according to the Kremlin
The Kremlin on Monday denied reports that US President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling them “pure fiction”. Vladimir Putin does not intend to speak with Donald Trump at the moment, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
“This absolutely does not correspond to reality, it is a pure invention”, “This is simply false information.”, “for the moment, there are no concrete plans” for such a discussion, added Peskov, quoted by BFMTV.
France’s position
Ukraine’s allies should not prejudge how the next US administration will handle the Ukraine conflict, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday, calling on Western countries to remain united in their support. in kyiv.
US President-elect Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the scale of Western financial and military aid to Ukraine. After the story of this possible telephone interview between the Russian leader and the successor of Joe Biden, France wants to be suspicious.
“Faced with speculation about what the positions or initiatives of a new American administration will be, I believe above all that we should not prejudge and that we should give ourselves the time to work with it”declared Jean-Noël Barrot during the Paris Peace Forum.
However, the minister considered that any initiative must be based on the timetable and conditions for engaging in a negotiation process set by Ukraine itself. In the meantime, Western allies must give kyiv the means to repel invading Russian forces. “Ukraine, and beyond that the international community, would have too much to lose from Russia’s imposition of the law of the strongest.”
The minister also announced on Sunday that Paris would send a new batch of long-range missiles to Ukraine so that it could strike targets behind Russian lines.
“President Zelensky has met with President-elect Donald Trump on numerous occasions. I have no doubt that a strong relationship will be established with the new administration, nor of our ability to preserve transatlantic unity on the issues of the war in Ukraine “added Jean-Noël Barrot.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said at the same forum that it was time for Ukraine’s allies to refine their analysis regarding Russia. “It’s not just about Ukraine. The threat Russia poses to humanity is existential and does not begin and end with Ukraine” said Elina Valtonen, whose country joined NATO last year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
