{"id":2455674,"date":"2025-07-04T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-confirms-call-with-trump-after-russia-aerial-assault\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:22:54","slug":"zelensky-confirms-call-with-trump-after-russia-aerial-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-confirms-call-with-trump-after-russia-aerial-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky confirms call with Trump after Russia aerial assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-confirms-call-with-trump-after-russia-aerial-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a phone call with former U.S. President Donald Trump following a meaningful Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, which marked the largest attack since the beginning of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> in 2022. The assault resulted in at least one death and 23 injuries, including a child, as 550 drones and missiles targeted Kyiv and several other regions. During their conversation, Zelensky and Trump discussed the situation on the front lines and air defense strategies, expressing a commitment to enhance airspace protection and cooperation between their nations&#8217; defense sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky described the night of the attack as brutal, emphasizing that Russia shows no willingness to end the conflict. He urged Western allies to increase pressure on Russia, which claims its strikes aimed at military facilities. Meanwhile, ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine has come under scrutiny after the White House paused some weapon shipments for evaluation, raising concerns about UkraineS vulnerability amidst heightened russian aggression. The conversation with Trump follows a disappointing dialogue Trump had with russian President Vladimir Putin, reflecting ongoing tensions and the challenges of seeking a resolution to the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky confirms call with Trump after Russia launched largest aerial assault of Ukraine war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2165435\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> confirmed Friday that he and President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;spoke over the phone hours after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia<\/a>&nbsp;launched the largest aerial assault on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said he and Trump discussed the Russian air raids and, &ldquo;more broadly, the situation on the front lines,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1941140278980526341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to his X account. &ldquo;President Trump is very well informed, and I thank him for his attention to Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3462922\/trump-no-progress-at-all-putin-ending-ukraine-war-call\/\">Trump says he made no progress &#8216;at all&#8217; with Putin on ending Ukraine war after call<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3462038\/trump-putin-speak-following-move-halt-aid-ukraine\/\">Trump and Putin to speak following US decision to halt some aid to Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3462140\/denmark-eu-presidency-no-longer-in-shadow-of-us\/\">Denmark targets Trump as it launches EU presidency: &lsquo;No longer be in the shadow&rsquo; of US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I had a very important and fruitful conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>. I congratulated President Trump and the entire American people on the US Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p>We &ndash; in Ukraine &ndash; are grateful for all the support provided. It helps us protect lives, safeguard our freedom and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kQ3Byipvd2\">pic.twitter.com\/kQ3Byipvd2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1941140278980526341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The pair discussed air defense options and agreed to work on increasing airspace protection. They also agreed &ldquo;on a meeting between our teams,&rdquo; the Ukrainian president said, adding further discussions were over the country&rsquo;s defense industry potential and cooperation with U.S. partners to bolster drone production and related technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The overnight onslaught killed at least one person and wounded at least 23 others across&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kyiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kyiv<\/a>, including a child, in a bombardment that saw 550 drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian targets, according to the Ukrainian air force. Trump confirmed his plans early Friday to call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-british-are-hysterical-over-vances-sober-analysis-of-ukraine\/\" title=\"The British Are Hysterical Over Vance...s Sober Analysis Of ...\">war-torn country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s president but did not elaborate on the details of the discussion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Firefighting efforts and debris removal are still ongoing after another Russian strike. This was one of the most large-scale air attacks &ndash; deliberately massive and cynical. In total, 550 targets were launched, including at least 330 Russian-Iranian &ldquo;shaheds&rdquo;, along with missiles,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vnn31oST0z\">pic.twitter.com\/vnn31oST0z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1941024320601411998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet again, Russia is showing it has no intention of ending the war and terror. Only around 9 a.m. today did the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air raid alert end<\/a> in Kyiv,&rdquo; Zelensky wrote on X. &ldquo;It was a brutal, sleepless night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the White House for additional information about Trump&rsquo;s call with Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>The call came after a tense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3462038\/trump-putin-speak-following-move-halt-aid-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">conversation<\/a> Trump had with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>&nbsp;late Thursday. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s there,&rdquo; Trump told reporters early Friday morning. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s looking to stop [the fighting], and that&rsquo;s too bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, Friday, July 4, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s remarks followed his administration&rsquo;s decision earlier this week to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pause some weapons deliveries<\/a>&nbsp;to Ukraine, including air defense missiles and precision-guided artillery shells.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defense Department<\/a> spokesman Sean Parnell said the pause is meant to assess current U.S. stockpiles, though Kyiv officials have warned the move leaves the country vulnerable amid Russia&rsquo;s growing aerial escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said five regions in addition to Kyiv were hit in the overnight attacks &mdash; Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and parts of greater Kyiv &mdash; and called on Western allies to intensify pressure on the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of this is clear evidence that without truly large-scale pressure, Russia will not change its dumb, destructive behavior,&rdquo; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said Ukraine&rsquo;s call with Trump was &ldquo;very important and meaningful,&rdquo; though no further details have been released.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polish<\/a> Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski accused Putin of &ldquo;mocking&rdquo; Trump with the renewed strikes and called on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NATO<\/a>&nbsp;members to &ldquo;restore supplies of anti-aircraft ammunition to Ukraine and impose tough new sanctions on the aggressor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin defended the assault, claiming it targeted drone production facilities in Kyiv. But Ukrainian officials described it as a deliberate act of terrorism against civilians, with Kyiv&rsquo;s&nbsp;Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko&nbsp;posting, &ldquo;What Kyiv endured last night cannot be called anything but a deliberate act of terror.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The attack is part of a broader Russian strategy to regain momentum in the war, which has entered its fourth year. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha noted that Russia launched 5,438 drones and more than 330 missiles, nearly 80 of them ballistic, throughout June, a record pace of escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S.-led<\/a>&nbsp;efforts to broker a ceasefire, little diplomatic progress has been made. When asked Friday if his call with Putin yielded any results, Trump said bluntly: &ldquo;No, I didn&rsquo;t make any progress with him today at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3462922\/trump-no-progress-at-all-putin-ending-ukraine-war-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS HE MADE NO PROGRESS &lsquo;AT ALL&rsquo; WITH PUTIN ON ENDING UKRAINE WAR AFTER CALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials confirmed a prisoner swap occurred Friday, with Zelensky noting that many of the returned soldiers had been held by Russia since 2022. The Kremlin has not commented on the number of Russian captives returned.<\/p>\n<p>With international pressure mounting and Russia showing no signs of de-escalation, the next phase of U.S. involvement may hinge on whether Trump resumes paused aid shipments and whether Zelensky&rsquo;s push for more support can shift Washington&rsquo;s current posture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2165435\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2165435\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky confirms call with Trump after Russia&#8217;s major airstrike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2455675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25185292634587.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58444,3817,4280,3634,8630],"class_list":["post-2455674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aerial-assault","tag-diplomacy","tag-russia","tag-trump","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25185292634587.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455678,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455674\/revisions\/2455678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}