‘Can you kill Moscow?’ Trump asked Zelansky to strike a deep strike inside Russia – report

In a dramatic change from his first hand rhetoric, US President Donald Trump privately urged Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelancesi to pursue the strike inside the Russian region, even ask them directly to ask whether Ukraine can kill Moscow and Saint. Petersburg, if given the right arms, reported the financial time.“Volodymyr, can you kill Moscow? Can you kill St. Petersburg too?” Trump asked on July 4 during a call with Zelancesi, FT reported that two people were cited briefing on the conversation.Zelansky allegedly replied, “Absolutely. We can do if you give us weapons.”Stimulating exchange followed a stressful call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier, which the US President later described “bad”, sources told the British Daily.

Trump’s call with Zelanski is seen as a direct reaction to the continuous refusal of Putin to engage in the ceasefire negotiations proposed by Washington.This in the interaction of the back scenes has highlighted a growing frustration about Moscow’s interaction within the Trump administration and marks a sharp departure from the promise of Trump’s previous campaign to eliminate American complications in foreign wars. It also adds an amazing layer to his long image as a leader to face Russia.According to two individuals familiar with the call, Trump indicated support to launch a long -range strikes for Ukraine, described the approach as a way of “feeling pain” and forced Kremlin to interact.Although it is not clear whether the US would actually provide long-distance weapons, a Western official familiar with the case stated that the conversation reflects an emerging mood among the western backers of Ukraine-one that is a more aggressive strike on the deep, dandruff soil “to bring the war to muscawights”. This feeling, the officer noted, is quietly receiving traction among American policy makers.Meanwhile, neither the White House nor the Ukrainian President’s office has responded to the requests of comment on the report.Trump on Monday announced new weapons for Ukraine and threatened to hit Russian export buyers with restrictions until Russia agrees with the peace deal in 50 days, a major change in the policy brought by disappointment with Moscow. Side-by-side sitting with NATO general secretary Mark Rute at the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that he was disappointed in the Russian President Putin. Trump said, “My conversation with him is very pleasant, and then missiles leave at night, who indicated that Putin had repeatedly supported deals to end the three-year war with Ukraine. Trump said about Putin, “He has fooled many people whom he called a” tough man “. “He fooled Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden – he did not fool me,” said Trump. Trump then said that billions of dollars weapons would be distributed in Ukraine. “We are going to make the top-off-the-line weapons, and will be sent to NATO,” Washington’s NATO colleagues paid for weapons, “Trump said. Weapons will include Patriot Air Defense Missiles, which Ukraine has demanded to protect its cities from immediate Russian airstrikes. “This is a complete complement with the battery,” said Trump. “We are going to come very soon, within days … a couple of countries who have patriots, are going to swap and will change the patriots with them.” He said that some or all 17 Patriot batteries ordered by other countries could be sent “very early” to Ukraine. If their risk of implementing so -called secondary restrictions on Russia, if done, will be a major change in the policy of Western restrictions. The legalists of both political parties in the US are emphasizing a bill that will authorize such measures that target other countries that buy Russian oil. During the three -year -old war, Western countries have cut most of their financial relations for Moscow, but have stopped withdrawing steps that will prevent Russia from selling their oil elsewhere. This has allowed Moscow to continue hundreds of billions of dollars from shipping oil to buyers like China and India.