U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he was speaking with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles.

“I am speaking to President Putin now,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website shortly after a White House official confirmed the call to the Associated Press and Reuters.

“The conversation is ongoing, a lengthy one, and I will report the contents, as will President Putin, at its conclusion. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The call comes ahead of Trump’s meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , who has been pressing Trump to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deeper into Russian territory. Zelenskyy has argued such strikes would help compel Puti

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