"Crucially, Zelenskyy will want to avoid two turns of events: the possibility that Trump might pressure him to make major concessions to Russia or lay a big portion of the blame on Ukraine for the lack of progress toward a peace pact more than 3 1/2 years since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The latter is what happened in February, when Trump called Zelenskyy a "dictator," blamed him for the war, and berated him in a disastrous Oval Office meeting."
"With European leaders present, a Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in the same setting in August went much better. But it came after Trump met with Putin in Alaska and dropped his push for a cease-fire -- a step Ukraine favors but Russia has rejected -- and instead said the sides should aim for a peace deal. But the Kremlin quickly threw cold water on the prospect of"
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly seeking stronger sanctions on Russia and security guarantees if a peace deal emerges. Zelenskyy may have to compete for Trump’s attention amid a packed September 23 schedule of speeches and multilateral meetings. Zelenskyy is scheduled to attend a UN Security Council session on the war and to address the General Assembly on September 24. Zelenskyy aims to avoid pressure to make major concessions or public blame for the lack of progress toward peace. Recent encounters ranged from a hostile February Oval Office meeting to a more positive multilateral meeting in August after Trump met Putin.
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