Donald Trump to meet Zelenskiy after criticizing Ukrainian leader

27/9/2024 15:39

        Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday after having criticized him on the U.S. campaign trail and expressed doubts the U.S. ally can win its war with Russia.
        
        Trump said on Thursday they would meet at 9:45 a.m. at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Though Trump and Zelenskiy talked over the phone in July, this will be their first in-person meeting since Trump's 2017-2021 term.
        
        Zelenskiy, who is in the United States for the U.N. General Assembly, met on Thursday with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 election.
        
        While Ukraine's leader was in Washington, Biden announced a new military aid package of more than $8 billion, while Harris reaffirmed her support for Kyiv and, in a veiled swipe at Trump, accused him of failing to stand up for the Eastern European ally.