INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed air defences in a conversation with U.S
President Donald Trump on Friday, and agreed to deal with increasing Kyivs capability to defend the sky as Russian attacks escalate.He
included his account on Telegram that he went over joint defence production, along with joint purchases and investments with the U.S
leader.Ukraine has actually been asking Washington to offer it more Patriot missiles and systems that it sees as crucial to defending its
cities from intensifying Russian air strikes.A choice by Washington to halt some deliveries of weapons to Ukraine triggered warnings by Kyiv
that the relocation would weaken its capability to prevent Russias airstrikes and battleground advances
Germany said it is in talks on buying Patriot air defence systems to bridge the gap.The discussion came a day after Trump stated he had a
disappointing call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Russia pounded Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war across the capital,
hours after Trumps discussion with Putin on Thursday.Zelenskiy called the attack intentionally massive and cynical.Trump spoke to German
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, according to Spiegel magazine, citing federal government sources
The two leaders went over the situation in Ukraine, consisting of reinforcing its air defences, along with trade problems, Spiegel reported
on Friday.Source: Reuters-- Agencies
