New York: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with former U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, seeking renewed international support for Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. The meeting marked a striking rhetorical shift, with Trump publicly asserting that Ukraine could reclaim all territories currently occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea, a departure from his previous suggestions that Kyiv might consider territorial concessions to achieve peace.

Zelenskyy urged the U.S. to impose heavier sanctions on Russia and called for the European Union and other allies to halt purchases of Russian energy. He emphasized the urgency of leveraging Russia’s mounting economic difficulties to strengthen Ukraine’s

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