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    President-elect Trump has criticized the level of US military and financial support for Ukraine and vowed to end the war quickly, without saying how.

    Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk
    | Reuters

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    WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, as President Joe Biden of plan is to urge Trump not to give up the war. Kiev.

    Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, the source said. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Trump has criticized the level of US military and financial support for Kiev and has pledged to end the war quickly, without saying how.

    Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it was not informed in advance of the phone call between Trump and Putin and subsequently could not endorse or object to it.

    “We do not comment on private conversations between President Trump and other world leaders,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said when asked about the phone call, which was first reported by The Washington Post.

    The Russian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    Republican Trump will take office on January 20 after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election. Biden has invited Trump to the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said.

    US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that Biden’s main message will be his commitment to ensuring a peaceful transfer of power, and that he will also talk to Trump about what is happening in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

    “President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to argue to Congress and the new administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine, that walking away from Ukraine means more instability in Europe,” Sullivan told CBS. News’ “Face the Nation” show.

    Sullivan’s comments came as Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since the war began. Asked whether Biden would ask Congress to pass legislation to allow more funding for Ukraine, Sullivan turned to the president.

    “I am not here to put forward a specific legislative proposal. President Biden will make the case that we need continued resources for Ukraine beyond the end of his term,” Sullivan said.

    Ukraine financing

    Washington has provided tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine since it was invaded by Russia in February 2022, funding that Trump has repeatedly criticized and opposed along with other Republican lawmakers.

    Trump insisted last year that Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he had been in the White House at the time. He told Reuters that Ukraine may have to cede territory to reach a peace deal, something the Ukrainians reject and Biden has never suggested.

    Zelenskiy said Thursday that he was not aware of details of Trump’s plan to quickly end the war in Ukraine and that he was convinced a quick end would bring major concessions for Kiev.

    According to the Government Accountability Office, Congress under Biden has appropriated more than $174 billion to Ukraine. The pace of aid is expected to slow under Trump, with Republicans set to take control of the US Senate with a 52-seat majority.

    Control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the next Congress is not clear as some votes are still being counted. According to Edison Research, Republicans won 213 seats, just shy of the 218 needed for a majority. If Republicans win both chambers, most of Trump’s agenda will pass through Congress significantly more easily.

    ‘Courageous man’: Putin weighs in on Trump’s victory and says he is willing to talk about Ukraine

    Republican Senator Bill Hagerty, a Trump ally who is considered a leading contender for secretary of state, criticized U.S. funding for Ukraine in a CBS interview.

    “The American people want to see sovereignty protected here in America before we spend our funds and resources protecting the sovereignty of another nation,” Hagerty said.

    The two-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine is entering what some officials say could be its final act after Moscow’s forces advanced at the fastest pace since the early days of the war. Any new attempt to end the war will likely involve some form of peace talks, which have not been held since the early months of the war.

    Moscow’s forces occupy about a fifth of Ukraine. Russia says the war can only end if the alleged annexations are recognized. Kiev is demanding all its territory back, a position largely supported by Western allies.

    Contributors: Humeyra Pamuk, Brendan O’Brien, Moira Warburton, Bill Berkrot and Diane Craft, Reuters

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