US President Donald Trump has reportedly signaled a possible shift in US policy toward Ukraine, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky during a private meeting this week that he was open to easing restrictions on Kyiv’s use of American-made long-range weapons. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Trump also delivered a wide-ranging address to world leaders.

According to The Wall Street Journal, both a senior US official and a Ukrainian official confirmed that Zelensky asked Trump for permission to deploy the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike inside Russian territory. The Trump administration had blocked such use since the spring, but the president did not dismiss the request outright.

“He did not commit to lifting the

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