New York: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in New York on Monday to attend the UN General Assembly and meet with US President Donald Trump as part of a critical week of diplomacy for Ukraine’s war effort.
Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump is expected to take place on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as nearly 130 world leaders gather in New York for the annual UN session.
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy met his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in New York on Monday night on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
World leaders gather in New York this week for the UNGA, bracing for US President Donald Trump’s return to the rostrum for a second year running, with talks centring on the widening conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine and the risks of artificial intelligence.
Nearly 130 heads of state meet with the post-World War Two order under strain, and with the UN itself struggling to remain relevant and weathering attacks from Trump, who has slashed America’s contributions and withdrawn from dozens of UN bodies.
Also on the agenda is Russia’s more than four-year-old war in Ukraine, with Zelenskyy and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressing the General Assembly. Zelenskyy will likely seek to shore up Ukraine’s position ahead of what is expected to be another tough winter, diplomats said.