Von der Leyen discussed support for Ukraine with Trump
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- Mariia Khamitsevych
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12:14, 08 November, 2024
Ursula von der LeyenThe President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke with the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump. During the conversation, they discussed defense and Ukraine.
She wrote about this on the X network.
«Great phone call with Donald Trump today to congratulate him on his election victory,» wrote Ursula von der Leyen.
She also noted that she and Donald Trump discussed defense and Ukraine, trade and energy.
«Together we can promote prosperity and stability on both sides of the Atlantic,» says the President of the European Commission.
She added that she expects «strengthening of ties between the EU and the US and joint work on solving geopolitical challenges.»
Election of the 47th President of the USA
On November 6, voting in the presidential elections ended in the USA — the last polling stations were closed in Alaska. Even before the official results were announced, Donald Trump declared himself the winner of the election. The Republican received 240 votes, while Democrat Kamala Harris received 213.
During the speech in Florida, Trump already made a number of statements. In particular , he assured that he plans to stop all wars in the world.
A number of country leaders have already congratulated Trump on his victory: French President Emmanuel Macron, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For the first time, they commented on the results of the US elections in China, expressing hope for further peaceful and mutually beneficial relations.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also congratulated US President Donald Trump on his victory in the elections. He noted that he hopes for the implementation of the «peace through strength» approach for a just end to the war in Ukraine.
Also, Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory in the presidential elections.
But in Russia, they are in no hurry to congratulate Trump on his victory. The press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmytro Peskov, said that he did not know whether the leader of the new president would welcome them, because «the USA is an unfriendly country.»
We will remind that the candidate for the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump, officially won the election, having received 277 votes from the required 270.
In addition, the fortunes of the ten richest people in the world increased sharply by 63.5 billion dollars after the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections in the United States.