Zelenskiy to Meet Trump on Friday to Discuss Arms and Energy

President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington, in August.Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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By Andrea Palasciano and Kateryna Chursina

October 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM UTC

Updated on

October 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM UTC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week to discuss air defense, long-range weaponry and energy as Russia intensifies strikes on the war-battered nation’s energy system.

The Ukrainian leader said the meeting Friday follows up on two detailed phone conversations with Trump over the past week, in which Zelenskiy discussed the Kremlin’s latest attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure, as well as “some sensitive issues,” he told reporters.