Heads of some EU member states have tried to persuade US President-elect Donald Trump to continue funding Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported citing anonymous sources.
Trump soundly defeated incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election, with Republicans also taking control of the US Senate and on track to keep the House majority. Since then, several EU leaders have called him to congratulate.
“Trump has been noncommittal on Ukraine in the calls, mainly listening and asking questions,” the Journal reported on Friday, citing anonymous officials briefed on the conversations.
EU leaders participating in the ‘European Political Community’ summit in Hungary this week appear to be divided on Ukraine, according to the US newspaper. At a dinner on Thursday at the parliament in Budapest, leaders from the Baltic states and Scandinavia urged the bloc to step up their support for Kiev if Washington pulls back. French President Emmanuel…
