Russia and the U.S. have had contact on the subject of the war in Ukraine via “closed channels” at the military and political levels, according to a top Russian foreign relations official.

“What we did a little bit wrong last time when he was elected (by defeating) Hillary Clinton, and it was unexpected, we built against him a moral wall,” Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas told The Associated Press.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow and Washington were “exchanging signals” on Ukraine via “closed channels.” He did not specify whether the communication was with the current administration or Trump and members of his incoming administration.

President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president, according to a Ukrainian official with direct knowledge of the phone call.

A U.K.-European Union defense accord is now a top priority in their relations, according to people familiar with the talks. The E.U. has largely used up its existing stocks of arms to send to Ukraine but the U.K. is better stocked, according to one European diplomatic official.

Russian missiles, bombs and drones battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks, officials said Friday, as Russia mounts an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say they need more Western help to counter — even as doubts deepen over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration.

Donald Trump’s biggest European fan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is predicting that a new U.S. administration under Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The Defense Health Agency is warning patients about a website posing as its online military records system and patient portal, Military Health System Genesis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect’s courage during the July assassination attempt.