"Our number-one priority is anti-ballistic defense and strategic cooperation with America. Peace needs to be brought closer," Zelensky stated on an X post.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the United States where he is due to meet US President Donald Trump and discuss Ukraine's defence priorities.

“I’m already in the United States,” he wrote on Telegram. “My schedule includes meetings with President (Donald) Trump, his team, and those who can support our defense."