Trump and European leaders get on the phone to talk Ukraine, Middle East – POLITICO

European leaders rushed to speak to Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, as the U.S. president-elect basked in his stunning election victory and the world grappled with potentially seismic ramifications of his second term in office.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Trump discussed the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East in a call on Wednesday, the French presidency said.

According to an Elysée adviser, Macron congratulated Trump on his victory and insisted on the importance of “working with and for Europe to face common challenges.” The Republican figurehead has threatened to stop military aid to Kyiv and said he would seek to negotiate an end to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.