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Then came the phone calls. Some, such as the five-minute call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, carried promises of follow-up meetings. Others lasted longer as foreign leaders sought assurances about the president-elect’s policy intentions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly came away from his 25-minute call somewhat reassured, despite Trump’s prior pledge to end Kyiv’s war with Russia before he took office.
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