President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether Kyiv could strike Moscow using US-supplied long-range missiles during a phone call on July 4. The question came just one day after Trump held a separate conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump has reportedly encouraged Ukraine to step up strikes deep into Russian territory, even asking his Ukrainian counterpart whether he could hit Moscow if the United States provided long-range weapons.

Trump asked Zelenskyy whether he could hit military targets deep inside Russia if he provided the weapons, to which the Ukrainian President said, "Absolutely".