
US President Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (October 16, 2025). This conversation between the Presidents of the two countries took place before Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington a day later on Friday (October 17, 2025).
US President Donald Trump shared information about this conversation on the social media platform Truth Social. He said in a post on Truth Social, ‘I am talking to President Putin right now. Long talks are going on and I will report on all the topics of this conversation, as will President Putin after it ends.
On which issue will Trump-Zelensky meet?
US President Donald Trump has given this statement before the meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday (October 17, 2025). This meeting between the Presidents of the two countries is going to take place on the issue of purchase of American Tomahawks missiles.
In fact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pressurizing Donald Trump to sell Tomahawks missiles to Kiev, so that Ukraine can deal a deep blow in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
Zelensky gave argument regarding the purchase of Tomahawks missiles
Regarding the purchase of American Tomahawks missiles, Zelensky argued that if the US gives Ukraine Tomahawks missiles, its attacks would force Putin to take more seriously Trump’s call for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the war.
Trump gave statement on Israel visit
At the same time, US President Donald Trump, during his visit to Israel on Sunday (October 12, 2025), had also given a statement regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump told reporters that he planned to discuss Tomahawks with him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and put pressure on Putin. He said, ‘Do they want to take Tomahawks in that direction? I don’t think so. I think I can talk to Russia about this.