Trump to meet Zelensky for frosty talks that could decide fate of war after Don shared private message from Ukraine prez

TRUMP and Zelensky volition beryllium down successful a gathering connected Friday that could determine the destiny of Ukraine - contempt their ongoing frosty feud and Trump adjacent posting a backstage message.

The brace haven't had a gathering since 2019 arsenic Zelensky continues to unit US politicians for American assistance against Russia's invasion.

Trump said successful a news league that helium plans to conscionable with Zelensky astatine the Trump Tower - a specified fewer days aft helium criticised the Ukrainian person for refusing to "make a deal" with Moscow.

Trump has often said with assurance that Russia "would person ne'er attacked Ukraine" if helium were president.

He has besides not been shy successful praising huffy Russian person Vladimir Putin, having antecedently called him a "genius" and "savvy".

Reports antecedently said the gathering wouldn't spell up aft Trump showed offence to Zelensky's comments that the moving Republican "doesn't truly cognize however to halt the war".

Now the ex-president has revealed a idiosyncratic plea Zelensky sent him asking for a gathering - posting a screenshot to his Truth Social account.

In Zelensky's message, the person says: "Days ago, we requested a gathering with you, and I truly privation to perceive your thoughts directly, and archetypal hand.

"You cognize I ever talk with large respect astir everything connected to you, and that's however it should be.

"I judge it's important for america to person idiosyncratic interaction and to recognize each different 100 per cent.

"I would truly similar for our gathering to instrumentality place, arsenic portion of our efforts to assistance america extremity this warfare successful a conscionable way."

Trump posting the backstage speech aligns with the heightened tensions betwixt him and the Ukrainian leader.

The statesmanlike predetermination has a immense interaction connected the warfare successful Ukraine which is present successful its 3rd year.

The Republican hinted astatine different run stops this week that the US had been excessively generous to Ukraine and made claims that Zelensky supports his Democratic opponents.

Trump has besides maintained his scepticism of the US's engagement successful the warfare - heavy contrasting President Joe Biden and Democratic moving campaigner Kamala Harris - who proceed to propulsion for US aid.

Trump and Zelensky person had a consistently turbulent relationship, with Trump getting impeached successful 2019 implicit accusations that helium pressured the Ukrainian person to excavation up ungraded connected the Biden family.

A unsmooth transcript of the telephone revealed Trump had urged Zelensky to analyse Biden - and Biden's son.

The uncommon gathering comes 2 months aft the brace had a telephone telephone and Zelensky emphasised successful a connection the value of US enactment for Ukraine.

He said: "Ukraine volition ever beryllium grateful to the United States for its assistance successful strengthening our quality to defy Russian terror.

"Russian attacks connected our cities and villages proceed each day. We agreed with President Trump to sermon astatine a idiosyncratic gathering what steps tin marque bid just and genuinely lasting."

Trump said afterwards confidently that helium would "end the war" and that some sides would "negotiate a woody that ends the violence."

Zelensky is successful the US this week participating successful the UN General Assembly successful New York.

The Ukrainian person presented a "victory" program to Biden and Harris astatine the White House connected Thursday, with Biden announcing a caller subject assistance bundle worthy nearly a whopping $8 cardinal for Kyiv.

But Zelensky was unsuccessful successful earlier talks wherever helium tried to unafraid support to usage Western missiles to onslaught heavy into Russia.

Putin warned that attacks connected Russia by western-backed missiles could trigger a devastating atomic response.

The White House fearfulness the menace of supplying the missiles, with an quality appraisal describing assorted responses Russia would take.

These could see acts of arson and sabotage oregon deadly attacks connected Western subject bases, The New York Times reports.