Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday advising him not to escalate the war in Ukraine according to the Washington Post, citing well-placed sources. The president-elect warned Putin of the America’s “sizeable military presence in Europe” as he urged restraint in the conflict, which is entering its third year. The outlet added that Trump had expressed interest in a follow up conversation between the pair to resolve Ukraine’s war “soon.” Trump has previously boasted on the campaign trail that he would end the war in Ukraine in “24 hours” — althou…