Kremlin says reports of Trump-Putin call about Ukraine are ‘pure fiction’ | First Thing

Putin's spokesperson says he has no concrete plan yet to speak to the president-elect. Plus, 100,000 Chinese students bike in search of soup dumplings

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The Kremlin has denied reports that Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin in recent days, and said the Russian president did not yet have concrete plans to speak to the US president-elect.

How has Ukraine reacted to Trump's win? Ukrainian politicians say they are tentatively hopeful that it will not necessarily mean their country is simply forced to surrender.

Do we have the full election results yet? Not quite. While we know the Republicans control the Senate, a handful of races remain to be called in the House, where the Republicans are just four seats away from a majority.