In a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Donald Trump as "intelligent" on Thursday, congratulating him for winning the election.

Mr. Putin was speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan, according to Reuters. He expressed shock over how the U.S. presidential election unfolded earlier this month. and said Mr. Trump and his family were treated in a “revolting” way by political opponents.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also urged NATO leaders to immediately approve the uncontested parts of Ukraine for membership.

Ukraine says it accepts that it cannot join NATO until the war is over but extending an invitation now would show Russian President Vladimir Putin that one of his main goals - pre

"We believe that the invitation should be extended at this stage," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote in a letter to his NATO counterparts.