US President-elect Donald Trump has instructed aides to organize a call with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in the coming days after his inauguration on January 20, CNN writes, citing people familiar with the matter.. It is indicated that the purpose of the conversation is one - to discuss a personal meeting in the coming months to try to end the war in Ukraine.

As a candidate, Trump promised to end the war within 24 hours of his inauguration.. However, CNN noted, there is now little that indicates an imminent end to the large-scale war and the new US president will almost certainly break his promise.

In particular, Trump and his team hope to quickly begin work on a settlement plan that could begin in the first months of his presidency. In particular, this plan includes a conversation with Putin, who started the war in Ukraine.

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Officials from the US president-elect's national security team began working on preparations for the call with Putin several weeks ago.. It is not yet clear whether a date for the conversation has been finalized. Once Trump takes office, US and Russian officials could begin serious work on organizing a face-to-face meeting..

Any talks between Putin and Trump would reflect a sharp departure from President Joe Biden's approach. He did not speak directly with Putin for almost three years, fearing that any conversation would be useful in resolving the conflict.

Trump sees things differently. His view, as described by a person familiar with his thinking, is that direct engagement with Putin is exactly what is needed to find a solution to end the war.

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It remains to be seen how much Trump plans to continue the Biden administration's strategy of providing weapons and intelligence to Kyiv, and - aside from his opposition to Ukraine joining NATO - he has not said what security guarantees he would be willing to accept to satisfy President Vladimir Zelensky. He also did not specify who would pay for the restoration of Ukraine, although based on his previous comments it is unlikely to be the United States.

Let us recall that US Presidential National Security Adviser Mike Waltz stressed that a telephone conversation between Trump and Putin could take place “in the coming days or weeks.”. The Republican himself previously stated that preparations are already underway for his meeting with the President of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, the Kremlin notes that Moscow welcomes the US desire to engage in dialogue and is ready to do so without preconditions.

Will Trump be able to convince the world that “great states” are allowed everything Find answers in the article “Trump is preparing “shock and awe”. At what cost can he end the war in Ukraine » former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the USA Oleg Shamshur.