Zelenskiy meets Trump at UN, calling for more pressure on Russia


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, calling for pressure to be ramped up on Russia as he tries to persuade the U.S. president to swing more firmly behind Kyiv's war effort.

The Ukrainian leader told reporters as he sat beside Trump at the start of the meeting that he had "good news" to share from the battlefield where Kyiv's forces have been locked in fierce fighting with Russia for over three and a half years.

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