Zelenskyy Touts 'fruitful' Trump Call After Us President Was 'disappointed' By Putin Talk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he had a "very important and productive" telephone telephone pinch President Donald Trump.

The 2 leaders discussed really Ukrainian aerial defenses mightiness beryllium strengthened, imaginable associated weapons accumulation betwixt nan U.S. and Ukraine, and broader U.S-led efforts to extremity nan warfare pinch Russia, according to a connection by Zelenskyy.

"I had a very important and fruitful speech pinch @POTUS," Zelenskyy wrote connected X. "I congratulated President Trump and nan full American group connected nan US Independence Day. We - successful Ukraine - are grateful for each nan support provided. It helps america protect lives, safeguard our state and independence. We person achieved a batch together pinch America and we support each efforts to extremity nan killings and reconstruct just, lasting, and honorable peace. A noble statement for bid is needed." 

Zelenskyy said he and Trump "discussed nan existent situation, including Russian airstrikes and nan broader frontline developments."

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters connected committee Air Force One, en way from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to Morristown Municipal Airport successful Morristown, N.J., connected Friday, July 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

"President Trump is very good informed, and I convey him for his attention to Ukraine," he continued. "We said astir opportunities successful aerial defense and agreed that we will activity together to fortify protection of our skies. We person besides agreed to a gathering betwixt our teams. We had a elaborate speech astir defense manufacture capabilities and associated production. We are fresh for nonstop projects pinch nan United States and judge this is critically important for security, particularly erstwhile it comes to drones and related technologies. We besides touched connected communal procurement and investment. Finally, we exchanged views connected nan negotiated business and associated activity pinch nan U.S. and different partners."

Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One precocious Friday, Trump said he and Zelenskyy had "a very bully call, I deliberation a very strategical call." 

"Well, we've been helping them, and we'll proceed to thief them," Trump said of nan Ukrainians. "It's a beautiful reliable situation. We'll spot what happens. I told you I was very unhappy pinch my telephone pinch President Putin. And it conscionable seems for illustration he wants to spell each nan measurement and conscionable support sidesplitting people. No good. It's not good. I was unhappy pinch him." 

When asked if nan U.S. would waste much Patriot missiles to Ukraine, Trump said, "Yeah, we might. We're looking astatine it." 

"They request them for defense. I don't want to spot group killed. They're going to request them for defense. They're amazingly effective," Trump said. "They're going to request thing because they're being deed beautiful hard." 

Asked if he threatened Putin pinch sanctions personally, Trump said, "We talk astir sanctions a lot, yeah." 

"I would opportunity he's not thrilled pinch it," Trump said. "He's been capable to grip sanctions, but these are beautiful biting sanctions. No, we talk astir sanctions a lot. And he understands that it whitethorn beryllium coming, and, you, know, he's a professional."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a property convention astatine Marselisborg Castle connected July 3, 2025, successful Aarhus, Denmark.  (Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)

ZELENSKYY POINTEDLY THANKS TRUMP, AMERICA FOR UKRAINE SUPPORT MONTHS AFTER VANCE'S JAB ABOUT LACK OF GRATITUDE

The U.S. has paused immoderate shipments of subject assistance to Ukraine, including important aerial defense missiles, retired of interest for U.S. stockpiles pursuing nan Israel-Iran conflict. Ukraine’s main European backers are considering really they tin thief prime up nan slack. Zelenskyy says plans are afoot to build up Ukraine’s home arms industry, but scaling up will return time.

Trump said he had besides discussed Ukraine's request for Patriot missiles pinch German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but they person not yet made a decision. 

"No, we did talk astir it, though, and he feels, you know, they person to beryllium protected. He's a beardown guy, and smart, very smart man," Trump said of Merz.

Trump had said early Friday that he was "very disappointed" by his telephone telephone pinch Putin, adding: "I don't deliberation he's looking to stop, and that's excessively bad."

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a gathering connected nan improvement of "new regions" annexed from Ukraine, astatine nan Kremlin, connected June 30, 2025, successful Moscow.  (Contributor/Getty Images)

Putin's aide, Yuri Ushakov, released a summary of what he said was a astir hour-long speech betwixt Trump and Russia's leader. It said Putin told Trump that Russia would "not backmost down from its goals" regarding nan Ukraine war.

"Naturally, the issues surrounding Ukraine were besides discussed. Donald Trump has erstwhile again raised the issue of ending the hostilities as soon as possible. In turn, Vladimir Putin noted that we still continued the search for a political, negotiated solution to the conflict," Moscow's readout said. "He besides noted Russia was consenting to pursue negotiations. Additionally, the President of Russia said that Russia would strive to achieve its goals, namely the elimination of the well-known guidelines causes that led to the current authorities of affairs, the bitter confrontation that we are seeing now. Russia will not backmost down from these goals."

Russia has been stepping up its long-range attacks connected Ukraine. Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight Thursday into Friday successful nan largest aerial battle since Russia’s penetration of Ukraine began. 

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Ukraine said it struck a Russian aerial guidelines connected Saturday, while Russia's stepped-up bombing run has dashed hopes for a breakthrough successful efforts to extremity nan much than three-year-old war.

Ukraine’s subject General Staff said that Ukrainian forces had struck nan Borisoglebsk aerial guidelines successful Russia’s Voronezh region, describing it arsenic nan location guidelines of Russia’s Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM combatant jets.

Fox News' Sarah Tobianski, Lucas Tomlinson and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.