Donald Trump and Vladimir PutinDonald Trump allegedly urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine during their first direct phone call since the US election on Thursday.The Republican has previously vowed to end the conflict within 24 hours when he gets into the White House in January, because he is unhappy with the scale of US military and financial support Washington has been offering to Kyiv.Trump has never revealed how he would negotiate the end of the war though, sparking fears he would encourage Ukraine to cede occupied land to Putin.And  The Washington Post reported on Sunday that Trump allegedly told the Russian president not to escalate the conflict and reminded Russia of the US’s sizeable military presence in Europe.The president-elect is also said to have showed interest in follow-up conversations with Putin on the “resolution of Ukraine’s war soon”.A former US official told the newspaper that Trump most likely does not want to start