The US president-elect also called for a ceasefire in Ukraine, calling for a "deal" with Russia.
has pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate cease-fire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as US president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office.
He refused to say if he had spoken to Putin since winning the election in November. "I don't want to say anything about that, because I don't want to do anything that could impede the negotiation," Trump said. Zelenskyy described his discussions Saturday with Trump, brought together by French President Emmanuel Macron, as "constructive" but has given no further details.
Trump's former national security adviser, retired Lieutenant General HR McMaster, warned there was no such thing as a quick fix to ending Russia's war with Ukraine. The Biden administration and other supporters of Ukraine have made a point of not being seen to press Ukraine for an immediate truce. Ukraine's allies fear a quick deal would be largely on the terms of its more powerful neighbor, potentially forcing damaging concessions on Ukraine and allowing Russia to resume the war again once it has built back up its military strength.
In the NBC interview that was taped Friday, Trump renewed his warning to NATO allies that he did not see continued US participation in the Western military alliance as a given during his second term.
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