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Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow

US President Donald J Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, on Feb 28, 2025 [Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images]

United States President Donald Trump has said Ukraine should not target Moscow after he reportedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Kyiv could strike the Russian capital if he provided long-range weaponry.

Trump made the comments after The Financial Times on Tuesday reported that the US president had encouraged Zelenskyy to step up strikes deep inside Russian territory during their phone call on July 4.

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