Efforts underway for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at UN next week

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 16, 2026Country: United States

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Efforts underway for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at UN next week

Efforts are underway to organize a 'meaningful' meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly next week. According to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi, Ukrainian and US diplomatic teams are actively working to set up this meeting. Zelenskyy is also expected to engage in numerous bilateral negotiations with US legislators and business leaders.

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