Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on Jul 8, 2026. (File photo: AP/Alex Brandon)
28 Jul 2026 06:14PM
(Updated: 28 Jul 2026 06:17PM)
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House on Tuesday (Jul 28) for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump, as Kyiv seeks to win fresh diplomatic and military support in its fight against Russia.The visit - scheduled for 9.30am Washington time (9.30pm, Singapore time) - comes as both Kyiv and Moscow ramp up long-range strikes and US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war remain at a standstill, more than four years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.Relations between Zelenskyy and Trump have warmed since the beginning of Trump's second term, with the US leader this month offering Kyiv licences to produce Patriot air defence missiles and suggesting Kyiv's strikes on Russia could help end the war.Zelenskyy is expected to push for fresh supplies of anti-ballistic missiles during his visit, as well as to discuss ways of restarting frozen talks on ending the fighting, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP on the condition of anonymity.
