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Zelenskiy says he will meet Trump in Washington on Friday
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy will meet with U.S. President Trump in Washington to discuss Ukraine's air defense and missile needs, impacting U.S.-Ukraine relations.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy 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)
Ukraine's air defense refers to the military capabilities and systems used to protect the country from aerial threats, including missiles and aircraft.
Tomahawk missiles are long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missiles used primarily by the United States Navy for precision strikes against land targets.
Long-range strike capability refers to the ability of a military force to engage targets at significant distances, typically using advanced weaponry like missiles or bombers.
Defense needs encompass the requirements and resources necessary for a country to maintain its security and military readiness against potential threats.
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