Zelenskyy speaks with Trump: they agree to meet

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with US President Donald Trump and the two have agreed to meet in New York.

Source: Zelenskyy on social media

Quote: "I just spoke with President Trump. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum."

Details: Zelenskyy said he had thanked Trump for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's visit to Kyiv: "We went through the key details thoroughly, and they saw the situation in Ukraine firsthand."

"There are ideas for de-escalation steps and for addressing fundamental security issues – energy security, food security, and the protection of human life. We are working together with the American team and are ready to take really serious steps," he added.

Zelenskyy also thanked Trump for signing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.

Background:

• On 8 September, Zelenskyy said he was hoping to meet Trump in the second half of September.
• On 16 September, Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi confirmed that Ukraine and the US were working on preparations for a meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump.
• On 22 September, Trump will deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly and hold a series of bilateral meetings. As of 19 September, a bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy had not been confirmed.

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Originally reported by Ukrainska Pravda by KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO. Read the full story at the source.