President Donald Trump lauded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “brave man" and commended Ukraine’s resilience during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

The meeting focused on pushing Russia to end the conflict, with President Zelenskyy calling for additional US sanctions on Moscow and increased support for Ukraine’s defence capabilities.

“He’s a brave man, and he’s putting up one hell of a fight… we have about 30 meetings scheduled today… but this is an important one — and we have great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up," said Trump.

. @POTUS meets with President @ZelenskyyUa : “He’s a brave man, and he’s putting up one hell of a fight… we have about 30 meetings scheduled today… but this is an importan

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