During a phone call on July 4th, U.S. President Donald J. Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to escalate long-range strikes inside Russian territory, even inquiring whether Ukraine could target Moscow if supplied with the appropriate weapons, according to sources familiar with the conversation who spoke to the Financial Times. The call came just hours after Trump had a tense exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he later described publicly as “bad.” According to those briefed on the discussion, Trump asked Zelensky, “Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow?… Can you hit St. Petersburg too?” to which Zelensky replied, “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons.”