According to people who have received information about the conversation between the presidents on July 4, Trump is said to have asked Zelenskyj if Ukraine can hit military targets in Moscow if the US contributes with long-range weapons.
Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? Can you hit St. Petersburg too? Trump is said to have asked, according to the information.
Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons, Zelenskyj is said to have replied.
Trump is then said to have stated that it would force Russia to the negotiating table and make the Russians "feel the pain".
The day before, Trump spoke with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in a conversation that Trump described as "bad".
Neither the US nor Ukraine has wanted to comment on the information.
