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The Kremlin says it sees "positive signals" from Donald Trump's stance on Ukraine, though it also acknowledges the unpredictability of the US president-elect, according to Russian state media.

"The signals are positive. During his election Trump talked about how he perceives everything through deals," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says. “He doesn't talk about the desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, and this distinguishes him from the current administration.”

However, Peskov also notes, like many others, that Trump is "less predictable", particularly when it comes to sticking to the promises he made during the election campaign.

Shifting our attention to concerns about Trump's potential Ukraine strategy, UK politicians this morning have been underlining the country's support for Kyiv while also refraining from commenting on hypotheticals ahead of Trump's second administration.

A little earlier, we heard from Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones on potential trade tariffs in Trump's second term.

On a possible change in US policy on the Ukraine war, Jones outlined that the UK government's position remains the same "which is we are supporting the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people to defend itself".

"We do think that Ukraine should be able to recover its country as it was previously structured. There shouldn't be an element of conceding to illegal invasions from Russia, of course," he added.

Opposition minister Priti Patel took a similar stance, underlining that President-elect Trump "hasn't entered the White House yet".

Nonetheless, she said "some serious discussions" with the White House are needed. She wants the current government to "make the case that we champion and stand by Ukraine and the people of Ukraine".

• Trump has previously pledged he would end the Russia Ukraine war "within 24 hours" through a negotiated deal. He has not said what he thinks either side should give up.

• After four days of counting, Donald Trump has won the key battleground state of Arizona
• The victory completes his clean sweep of all seven swing states
• Trump wraps up the presidential election race with 312 electoral votes, while Kamala Harris finishes with 226

• All eyes are now on the final 17 seats in the House of Representatives. If the Republicans win more than six of them, they'll be close to having full control of the US government
• The president-elect has started assembling the team for his second presidency, announcing campaign co-chair Susan Wiles as his chief of staff. Meanwhile, Elon Musk could lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" and Robert F Kennedy Jr is on a shortlist to run health and human services
• Earlier, Trump said he wouldn't re-hire his former administration officials Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo

You can also see our full results maps and graphics by following this link.

Let's take a step back for a moment and remind ourselves why Arizona has been so important in this US election.

It's one of the seven key battleground states that helped to decide the next president.

The voting behaviour of the majority of US states is relatively easy to predict, with the electorate in some consistently voting for the Democrats (such as California) and others for the Republicans (Texas, for example).

However, the seven swing are not so easy to predict and polls before the election showed a tight race between the two presidential candidates.

It's now clear that Trump actually won all of the battleground states.

As we've been reporting, Donald Trump is projected to win in Arizona.

Republican Warren Petersen, President of the Arizona Senate, tells the BBC why he thinks on why the Trump campaign was successful.

"We expected him to win, it was a question of how much," he says. Trump is leading with 52.6 to 46.4 percentage points, with votes still being counted.

Petersen says that Trump's win can be attributed to issues like inflation, crime, and border control, as well as gender issues such as "boys playing in girls' sports," which he describes as "the extreme nature of Democrats".

He also mentions that Arizona, as a border state, is "extremely impacted by a wide open border" and criticises the current administration for not enforcing federal deportation laws, something Trump pledges to address if he takes office.

"If you come to this country illegally, that should not come as a surprise that you risk deportation," he says.

Regan Morris
Reporting from West Palm Beach, Florida

A jacked, muscular Donald Trump impersonator was featured on the first post-election episode of Saturday Night Live as cast members who’ve been poking fun at the president-elect for years, tried to assure him that “we’ve been with you all along”.

“That’s right, it’s me, hot, jacked Trump,” James Austin Johnson said while dressed as the president-elect in a black tank top and red head band like a wrestler.

A sombre looking group of cast members opened the satirical comedy show, with Ego Nwodim saying many people watching found the election results “shocking and horrifying”.

Looking directly at the camera, they reminded the audience that Trump tried to overturn the results of the last election.

“This is the same Donald Trump who openly called for vengeance against his political enemies,” said Kenan Thompson.

“And that is why we at SNL would like to say to Donald Trump: we’ve been with you all along,” Thompson said.

They all went on to say how they voted for Trump and if there were lists of enemies, they really shouldn’t be on it.

“We have never wavered in our support of you, even when others doubted you,” Bowen Yang said.

Saturday Night Live was criticised for being biased for featuring Kamala Harris on last week just before the election. NBC had to offer equal airtime to Donald Trump and aired his address to voters after a Nascar race.

The BBC has been hearing this morning from the UK's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

Jones is asked about the possibility of tariffs on goods - during his campaign, the president-elect had vowed to impose a blanket 20% tariff on all imports into the US. Analysis has since indicated that policy might cost the UK £22bn.

"The government's position is that we support free trade," he responds, adding that he won't comment on "hypothetical scenarios of a future administration".

Pushed on what preparations the UK government is making, he says it's right that "officials consider various different scenarios at all times", but underlines that private preparations are different "from being able to comment publicly".

During the programme the chief secretary was also asked about previous social media posts he had written criticising Trump.

He says it's "no surprise" that as part of the Labour Party he supports Labour sister parties. He emphasises Trump's mandate in the recent election - "we look forward to working with him and his administration".

He does not apologise for the comments, saying instead "what's important is about how you conduct yourself in government".

We've got more on previous denunciations from the Labour government's ministers in our story.

All eyes remain on the final remaining seats in the House of Representatives that are up for grabs.

These seats determine who will have full control of the House, allowing the ruling party to initiate spending legislation and launch impeachment proceedings.

If the Republicans get a majority, then they'll be in full control of the US government. This means it would be easier to push through tax cuts and introduce border control measures.

There are 17 seats yet to be called. Here's what the House looks like as it stands now:

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As we've been reporting this morning, Trump has said he will not re-hire two former administration officials - Nikki Hayley and Mike Pompeo - when he becomes president for the second time.

Former South Carolina Governor Haley had been the main challenger to Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. She strongly criticised her former boss during primaries, calling him "unhinged", and although she eventually endorsed him was not expected to figure in his plans.

However, CIA director Pompeo had been widely tipped as a contender for secretary of defence. He served as secretary of state during Trump's first presidency, when he led the administration's diplomatic blitz in the Middle East.

Veteran political strategist Roger Stone wrote on his website on Friday warning of "neocons" who might be looking for "highly influential roles" in the administration. He pointed to Haley and Pompeo.

We've not seen any direct response from Pompeo so far.

Here's a bit more about who might be in Donald Trump's White House as he readies a team for a second term in office.

He's already ruled out two people: Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley, both of whom were in his previous administration.

"I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, after disclosing they would not be invited to join him.

So who's in with a chance?

To date, only Susie Wileshas been named, as his chief of staff, as we detailed below.

Tom Homan, Trump's former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), is tipped to be his next secretary of homeland security, while South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is thought to be his next interior secretary.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is a major name being floated for secretary of state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for attorney general and Robert Lighthizer for treasury secretary.

You can read more about who could be in the running for the top jobs here.

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We've been reporting on the formation of Donald Trump's government for his second term and his decision to not include Nikki Haley, his former rival for the Republican nomination and ambassador to the UN during his first presidency.

Now, let's hear Haley's reaction, posted on X, alongside a screenshot of Trump's message explaining her exclusion:

"I was proud to work with President Trump defending America at the United Nations. I wish him, and all who serve, great success in moving us forward to a stronger, safer America over the next four years."

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

Donald Trump swept to victory on Tuesday by chipping away at groups of voters which Democrats once believed would help them win the White House for a generation.

After Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, many triumphantly claimed that the liberal voting coalition which had elected the first black president was growing more powerful, as the makeup of America changed.

Older, white conservatives were dying off, and non-white Americans were projected to be in the majority by 2044. College-educated professionals, younger people, blacks, Latinos and other ethnic minorities, and blue-collar workers were part of a “coalition of the ascendant”.

These voters were left-leaning on cultural issues and supportive of an active federal government and a strong social safety net. And they constituted a majority in enough states to ensure a Democratic lock on the Electoral College – and the presidency.

“Demography,” these left-wing optimists liked to say, “is destiny.” Sixteen years later, however, that destiny appears to have turned to dust.

• Find out more about how Trump achieved that here

Let's turn now to a breakdown of the results in the swing states as they stand. We know now that all seven states which had been considered to determine the result of the election have been projected as Republican wins.

Each state in the US has a set number of electoral college votes so the vote shares of each party will not alter how many votes they receive per state.

But, let's take a quick look at the current Republican lead in each of the seven states. As a reminder, not all the votes in all of the states have yet been counted.

Arizona Republican 52.6% - Democrat 46.4%

Georgia Republican 50.7% - Democrat 48.5%

Michigan Republican 49.7% - Democrat 48.3%

Nevada Republican 50.6% - Democrat 47.4%

North Carolina Republican 51% - Democrat 47.7%

Pennsylvania Republican 50.5% - Democrat 48.4%

Wisconsin Republican 49.6% - Democrat 48.8%

As we've been reporting throughout the night, Trump has been projected to win in Arizona - meaning all seven swing states have voted Republican in the presidential race.

Arizona's electorate has a long history of voting for Republicans in presidential elections - this time, Trump had a 52.65% share of the vote as of the time of writing.

But last time, in 2020, the state had gone blue and voted in President Joe Biden for the Democrats.

As a quick reminder, there are 50 states in the US and most of them will vote for the same party at every election. Swing states however could plausibly be won by either party and seven of these were thought to hold the keys to the White House this time around - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

We now know that Trump took all seven.

For a quick look back at 2020, the Democrats won in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin - the Republicans in North Carolina.

• As a reminder, although those seven states were thought to determine the outcome of the 2024 election, it's not always been those seven. Florida had once been considered a perennial swing state but lost that title after 2020. You can watch our explainer on swing states for more.

Here's a bit more on the woman Donald Trump's chosen to be his chief of staff:

• Less than a year after Wiles started working in politics, she joined Ronald Reagan’s campaign ahead of his 1980 election
• In 2010, she helped turn Rick Scott, a then-businessman with little political experience, into Florida’s governor in just seven months. Scott is now a US senator
• Wiles met Trump during the 2015 Republican presidential primary and became the co-chair of his Florida campaign. He went on to win the state over Hillary Clinton in 2016
• Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who put her in charge of his successful race two years later, described Wiles as “the best in the business”
• The 67-year-old grandmother - who is the daughter of late American football player and broadcaster Pat Summerall - has described herself as coming from a "traditional" political background

Read more about Wiles's life and career.

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The question now on a lot of people's minds is who will Donald Trump take with him to the White House? And the answer is that we don't yet know.

The president-elect has made just one official hire for his incoming administration, announcing that 2024 campaign co-chair Susan Summerall Wiles will be his chief of staff.

His transition team is already vetting a series of candidates ahead of his return to the White House and rumours are rife about who will take the top jobs.

Names include: Tom Homan, Trump's former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), thought to be his next secretary of homeland security and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for interior secretary. Plus there's Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X.

• Get up to speed with who's in the frame to join Trump's new top team

Let's return to Arizona, where, as we reported earlier, Donald Trump is now projected to have come out on top in the presidential election.

The state's electorate has a long history of voting for Republicans in presidential elections.

This year they've voted red once again but last time, in 2020, the state went blue and voted in President Joe Biden for the Democrats.

It was tight then, with only just over 10,000 votes separating Biden and Trump.

Since the 1940s, Arizona has only turned blue for the Democrats twice. The other time was in 1996, when Bill Clinton was elected.

Before that Arizona consistently voted for the Democrats throughout the 1940s, 1930s and 1910s, but the Republicans dominated during the 1920s.

While we know Donald Trump is set to become the next US president, and that Republicans have retaken control of the Senate - there's one big race left to follow: the House of Representatives.

If Republicans take control of the House, that would put the party in control of Congress and the White House.

The race is leaning Republican, according to various US outlets including our media partner CBS, but we won't know until the remaining seats are called.

• For context: Congress is the legislative body, which is split into the 100-member upper chamber called the Senate and the 435-member lower chamber called the House. Every seat in the House - which was Republican-controlled before the election - is up for grabs. A party needs 218 seats for a majority.

Trump will return to Washington with the strongest of mandatespublished at 03:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November

03:46 GMT 10 November

Peter Bowes
North America correspondent

This is the clean sweep of battleground states that Donald Trump had been fighting for.

Winning Arizona gives him an additional 11 electoral college votes and a total of 312 to Kamala Harris's 226.

A thumping victory, with the majority of votes cast across the country going to the Republican candidate.

With his party also on course to retain control of the House of Representatives, having already secured the Senate, it means Trump will return to Washington with the strongest of mandates to carry out the policy promises he made during the campaign.

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While this update from Arizona confirms to us the final results from the election's battleground states, we already knew Donald Trump would be back in the White House.

His victory in the presidential race was projected on 6 November, when he reached the 270 electoral college vote threshold.

The results from some states have taken longer than others to be confirmed and Arizona's has taken days to come in.

But Trump isn't president yet. For now he's still the president-elect and his running mate JD Vance is the vice-president elect.

Trump will be sworn in at the presidential inauguration on 20 January 2025, at which point he legally assumes the power and responsibilities of the presidency, for the second time.