On October 16 local time, U.S. President Trump confirmed on his personal social media that he was speaking to Russian President Putin.

Trump said his call with Putin would last a long time. He also said that the two sides will inform the content of the call after the call.

Earlier in the day, the US media Axios News Network reported that a person familiar with the matter revealed that US President Trump would have a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that day to discuss issues related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

After relevant news broke out from Aksios News Network, a White House official also confirmed the news.

It is reported that the call will take place the day before Trump receives Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House. Trump and Zelenskyy will discuss the possibility of Ukraine receiving Tomahawk long-range missiles.

US President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the White House on the 17th. Earlier, when answering a reporter's question, Trump said that the two sides would discuss the issue of the United States providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. (Headquarters reporter Wang Xinjun)