Overview
- Olena Zelenska and Melania Trump will meet on the UN General Assembly sidelines to discuss humanitarian issues focused on children.
- Zelensky says he expects a one-on-one with President Trump in New York to press security guarantees and tougher sanctions on Russia.
- Kyiv has organized a New York summit on the return of Ukrainian minors from Russian‑controlled areas, with 38 delegations confirmed.
- Zelensky says 26 mainly European partners have committed to post‑war guarantees and he is seeking U.S. accession to the framework.
- Several contributors link any troop deployments to firm U.S. support that could include air cover, while Trump rules out sending U.S. forces and Putin rejects foreign troops in Ukraine.