Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that he plans to meet with President Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Manhattan next week.

Zelensky is seeking to huddle over promised post-war security guarantees that Ukrainian leader views as critical to any peace deal in the Russian conflict, according to Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform .

Despite a renewed diplomatic push, Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rebuffed direct peace talks with Zelensky unless his preconditions are met .

Zelensky is planning to meet with Trump next week in New York City. AFP via Getty Images

“We expect sanctions if there is no meeting between the leaders or, for example, no ceasefire,” Zelensky said in comments released by his office on Saturday, according to

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