Trump speaks to Putin as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles

President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference in Alaska in August (Jae C Hong/AP)

US President Donald Trump is speaking to Russia’s Vladimir Putin as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles.

Mr Trump said in a Truth Social post late on Thursday morning that he was engaged in a lengthy phone call with Mr Putin and would give an update on what they talked about as soon as it was over.