Trump speaks with Zelenskyy in new phone call, Axios reports
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: facebook.com/zelenskyy.official)
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call on Saturday, July 4, according to Axios journalist Barak Ravid.
No details of the conversation have been disclosed yet, but it is known that Zelenskyy congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy spoke to President Trump on Saturday and congratulated him on the US 250th Independence Day, per a source with knowledge," Barak Ravid wrote.
Zelenskyy congratulates Trump, calls for air defense support
Today, the United States celebrates Independence Day. On the occasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Trump and the American people on the holiday.
He noted that Ukraine and the United States are united by shared values and added that American leadership remains essential to protecting freedom worldwide.
Zelenskyy also thanked the United States for its assistance and, in his address to the OSCE, urged partners—especially the United States—to provide Patriot interceptor missiles to help defend against Russian ballistic attacks.
Notably, Zelenskyy and Trump met several weeks ago at the G7 summit. According to the Financial Times, the US president was impressed by Ukraine's campaign of long-range strikes deep inside Russian territory.
In addition, several European leaders have said that Trump has taken Ukraine's side.
