Politics

Published Thu, Oct 16 202511:44 AM EDT

Key Points

  • President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin began what Trump called a "lengthy" telephone call.
  • The telephone is taking spot 1 time earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is acceptable to conscionable with Trump astatine the White House.
  • Ukraine has been seeking much U.S. enactment to assistance combat Russian forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters

President Donald Trump said that helium and Russian President Vladimir Putin began a "lengthy" telephone telephone Thursday morning.

The telephone comes a time earlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to conscionable with Trump astatine the White House, arsenic Kyiv seeks much U.S. enactment successful its warfare against Russia.

"I americium speaking to President Putin now," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post astatine 11:21 a.m. ET.

"The speech is ongoing, a lengthy one, and I volition study the contents, arsenic volition President Putin, astatine its conclusion. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

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Trump this week said that helium is considering sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to ratchet up unit connected Russia to extremity the war.

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