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Trump and Zelesnkiy talk about weapons and escalating Russian attacks

According to a report by Axios, U.S. president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskiy discussed Friday air defence weapons as well as the escalating Russian attacks on Ukraine.

The call came a day following Trump's claim that he had an unsatisfactory conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Hours after Trump's meeting with Putin, Russia pounded Kyiv in the capital with the biggest drone attack since the war began.

Zelenskiy described the attack as "deliberately mass and cynical."

Kyiv warned that Washington's decision to stop some weapons shipments to Ukraine would erode its defenses against airstrikes intensifying and battlefield advances. Germany has said that it is currently in negotiations to buy Patriot air defence systems as a bridge.

Spiegel, citing sources in the government, reported that Trump spoke to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Thursday. Spiegel reported Friday that the two leaders had discussed trade and Ukraine's situation, including its air defence. Reporting by Doina chiacu and Tim Gardner, Editing by Louise Heavens & Peter Graff

(source: Reuters)