Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a meeting with President Donald Trump in New York next week during the UN General Assembly’s high‑level week.
• Andriy Yermak said he spoke by phone with Secretary of State and acting national security adviser Marco Rubio to prepare security guarantees and deepen military, defense, and economic cooperation.
• Zelensky said he will urge stronger U.S. sanctions on Russia and has warned he expects penalties if there is no leaders’ meeting or no ceasefire, while Trump has signaled openness to guarantees without U.S. peacekeeping troops.
• The talks come after the U.S. approved NATO‑financed weapons packages under the PURL mechanism, with Ukraine confirming Patriot and HIMARS systems are included.
• Urgency has grown after one of Russia’s largest recent overnight assaults, reported as 40 missiles and about 580 drones with at least three killed, prompting allied air patrols over Poland and reports of a brief Estonian airspace incursion.