minister for veterans alastair cairns spoke to eamonn and isabel a short while ago. >> i think you knowg out >> i think you know, going out there makes absolute sense from my perspective. you know, the war was fought in france. so being alongside the french to remember those that have fallen is fantastic news and i fully support it. you know, i had the i had the privilege yesterday of marching for the first time in the front rank of veterans past the front rank of veterans past the cenotaph, and it's a moment for this country to reflect and remember the sacrifices of so many people who laid down their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. so the pm going over to france is a good thing to stand along the french and remember the sacrifice that took place to the sacrifice that took place to the us, where donald trump has held a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin to discuss the war in ukraine. >> that's according to the washington post. us media is reporting that trump warned putin not to escalate the conflict. it comes as joe biden is reportedly set to make a person

minister for veterans alastair cairns spoke to eamonn and isabel this morning. >> i think, you know,t there makes absolute sense from my perspective. you know, the war was fought in france, so being alongside the french to remember those that have fallen is fantastic news. and i fully support it. you know, i had the i had the privilege yesterday of marching for the first time in the front rank of veterans past the front rank of veterans past the cenotaph. and it's a moment for this country to reflect and remember the sacrifices of so many people who laid down their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. so the pm going over to france is a good thing, to stand along the french and remember the sacrifice that took place . the sacrifice that took place. >> in other news, the kremlin has today denied reports that us president elect donald trump spoke with russian president vladimir putin, casting the media reports as pure fiction. the washington post and reuters news agency, both previously reported that the call had taken place. it comes as joe biden is reportedly set to make a persona