WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday he wants to help his country with air defence after escalating attacks from Russia, Axios reported, citing an unidentified Ukrainian official and a source with knowledge of the call.
The call lasted around 40 minutes, the sources said. Trump told Zelenskiy he would check what US weapons due to be sent to Ukraine, if any, had been put on hold, one source said, according to Axios.