President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call.

"I believe that he will make an effort to end this war," Czech President Petr Pavel said following the reelection of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump “will hurt America” if he allows Putin to win in Ukraine, Nato’s top military official has said. In the strongest criticism of Mr Trump’s so-called peace plans since he won last week’s election,

Russia which in war with Ukraine, has said that it was ready to listen to US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow and Washington were exchanging “signals” regarding Ukraine via “closed channels.

EXCLUSIVE: A security expert has warned that the plan, if enacted, could lead to a new war due to 'miscalculation.'

Donald Trump's reported peace plan for Ukraine and Russia would lead to a demilitarised zone similar to the one that separates North Korea and South Korea, an expert tells the Daily Express. The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr Trump plans on freezing the conflict to set up a demilitarised zone following his victory in the US election this week.