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.

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump as an “intelligent” politician who “will find a solution” to the war in Ukraine.

He added that decision-making centres in Kyiv could become a target for Oreshnik - the new ballistic missile Russia used to attack the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia struck Ukraine with 90 missiles and 100 drones overnight in response to Ukraine's attacks with UK and US weapons last week.

Russia has not so far struck Ukrainian government ministries, parliament or the president's office in the course of the 33-month war. Kyiv is heavily protected by air defences, but Putin says the Oreshnik,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile following Moscow’s latest widespread attack on critical energy infrastructure.