Diplomacy: Zelenskiy announces meeting with Trump for next week
The Ukrainian head of state is taking part in the United Nations General Assembly in New York. A meeting with US President Trump is now also planned. What's it about?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York next week, following a phone conversation between the two leaders. The meeting, which will take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, may lead to new negotiations to end the Ukraine war. Zelenskyy said the diplomatic momentum is there and that the peace process has top priority, after recent visits to Kyiv by US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The goal is to restart direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow, mediated by the US, with Russia saying an agreement is possible in October.
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