Zelensky at meeting with Trump: “I hope we end this war before winter”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is counting on the war ending before winter begins and on Donald Trump’s help in resolving the conflict with Russia.

The meeting between the two leaders took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York; footage from the scene was broadcast by the channel of the Ukrainian President’s Office.

“I hope we end this war before winter and that Trump will help us with that,” Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian delegation at the meeting included Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Budanov, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, and leader of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction David Arakhamia.

At the same UN General Assembly, Donald Trump made a statement about what message he would send to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Western media reported on the eve of the meeting that Trump intends to pressure Zelensky during the New York talks, seeking to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.