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Trump asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Trump reportedly asked Zelenskiy if Ukraine could strike Moscow with US-provided weapons, according to sources cited by the Financial Times.
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the discussions.
The newspaper, citing two people familiar with the conversation between Trump and Zelenskiy, said the U.S. president had asked his Ukrainian counterpart whether he could hit military targets deep inside Russia if he provided weapons capable of doing so.
The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Reuters could not verify the report.
(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Trump privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, asking Zelenskiy if he could strike Moscow.
The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Reuters could not verify the report regarding Trump's conversation with Zelenskiy.
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