Trump to speak with Putin ahead of Zelensky visit | International

WASHINGTON, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Donald Trump is set to speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin Thursday, a White House official told AFP, a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky meets the US president to push for Tomahawk missiles. Trump has shown mounting frustration with Putin in recent months as the Kremlin leader snubs his calls for a ceasefire, while expressing sympathy for Ukraine as it fights against Russia's 2022 invasion. Zelensky's meeting with Trump on Friday will focus on the possible delivery of American long-range Tomahawk missiles for Kyiv, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. On Sunday, Trump raised the possibility of speaking with Putin himself about the issue. "I might talk to him, I might say, 'Look, if...