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Zelenskyy says he will meet Trump in Washington on Friday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine’s air defence and long-range strike capabilities.

Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskiy said that he had shared with Trump a “vision” of how many U.S. Tomahawk missiles Ukraine needs for its war effort against Russia and that the two leaders would discuss further details on the matter on Friday.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Writing by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)