President Donald Trump is in discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his scheduled meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17.

Trump is considering the possibility of the US supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles.

In a post on Truth Social on October 16, Trump confirmed that his conversation with Putin is underway and described it as “a lengthy one”, promising to share details of the call afterwards.

The talks follow Trump’s recent trip to West Asia, where he helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and facilitated the release of the remaining Israeli hostages from Gaza.

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