Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine in a phone call two days after the presidential election, according to reports. Meanwhile, Kyiv and Moscow have traded 'record' numbers of drone strikes in the last days.
UK defence minister John Healey says he expects the US to stand with Ukraine for 'as long as it takes' to prevail over Russia.Donald Trump, who will return to the White House for a second term as president in January, has previously threatened to withdraw the US from NATO.He also said he would encourage Russia to do 'whatever the hell they want' to any NATO member country that doesn't meet spending guidelines on defence.
'The US, alongside the UK, have been two of the leading countries that have been standing by Ukraine and supporting Ukraine,' he said.'Our determination to do so is just as strong. I was with NATO defence ministers just two weeks ago when all NATO nations recommitted to stepping up support for Ukraine.
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