Trump says that Ukraine should not target Moscow Russia-Ukraine, news war

The US President’s statements follow a report saying that he encouraged Kyiv to intensify strikes inside Russian territory.

US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine should not target Moscow after he asked Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinsky if Kiev could hit the Russian capital if he provides long -term weapons.

Trump made comments after the Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the US President had encouraged Zelinski to intensify strikes deeply inside Russian territory during his phone call on July 4.

The report, who was martyred with two people who did not reveal his name aware of the discussion, said that Trump also asked his Ukrainian counterpart whether he could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg if they were provided with enough weapons.

In response to a Tuesday question about whether Zelinski should target Moscow, Trump told the White House correspondents that he should not.

Trump also told the reporters that “we are not looking” in providing Kyiv with long -range missiles.

White House press secretary Caroline Levit seemed to confirm the discussion in a statement submitted to the multiple media, but he said it was removed from the context.

“President Trump was raising a question only, not encouraging more murder,” Levitte said in the statement submitted to the opponents including ABC News and Usa Today.

In a sharp axis in his position on the war, Trump announced on Monday that he would do Provide more weapons To Ukraine, he threatened to impose a severe secondary tariff on trading partners in Russia if a peace agreement is not reached within 50 days.

After returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly supported Washington to Ukraine as a depletion of the United States and accused Zelinski of giving him efforts to make peace.

But in recent weeks, the American President’s tone has turned amid increasing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to negotiate his invasion.

On Tuesday, the Kremlin said that Trump’s recent statements, including the threat of sanctions, were “very dangerous” and that it needed time to assess the situation.

“We definitely need time to analyze what was said in Washington,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow.

“And when President Putin sees it is necessary, he will definitely comment.”