Donald Trump says he will 'probably' meet with Ukrainian president

19/9/2024 5:50

        Republican presidential
        candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would "probably"
        meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who will be in the
        U.S. next week to address a meeting of the United Nations
        Security Council on Russia's war in his country.
        
        "Probably, yes," Trump said in response to a question from a
        reporter about whether he will meet the Ukrainian leader. Trump
        did not provide further details.
        
        In recent months, some other world leaders who have visited
        the U.S. for summits and meetings with President Joe Biden have
        ended up meeting with Trump as well. Trump faces Democratic Vice
        President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 U.S. election.
        
        Zelenskiy said in August he wanted to present a peace plan
        to Biden, Harris and Trump. While Trump and Zelenskiy talked
        over the phone in July, they have not talked in person since
        Trump's 2017-2021 term.
        
        Trump has consistently described U.S. aid to its eastern
        European ally as a waste of money and has declined to say he
        wants Ukraine to win.
        
        Trump is due to
        
        appear at an event
        
        alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda in the battleground
        state of Pennsylvania over the weekend.