Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, according to officials from both the US administration and the Ukrainian Embassy.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, Olga Stefanishyna, confirmed the meeting, while embassy spokesperson Halyna Yusypiuk said Trump personally invited Zelenskyy for high-level talks, NBC News reported.
“We may not, but we may do it,” Trump said on Air Force One on Monday. “I think it’s appropriate to bring up — yeah, I want to. I want to see the war settled.”
Trump also confirmed discussions with Zelensky over the weekend regarding the missiles: “We’ll see,” he said.
Russian leaders have warned against providing the weapons. President Vladimir Putin said such a move would mark a “qualitatively n