President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are in talks for an agreement in which the U.S. would buy Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv purchasing weapons from Washington, the Ukrainian leader told the New York Post.

The White House has played down reports that Donald Trump privately encouraged Volodymyr Zelensky to strike targets deep inside Russia, including Moscow and St Petersburg. That's despite the US president's promise to deliver more weapons to Ukraine via NATO allies,