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Zelenskyy says he and Trump agreed to meet in New York
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Zelenskyy reports a planned meeting during UN General Assembly week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and US President Donald Trump agreed during a September 20 phone call to meet in New York in the coming week. Axios reported that the meeting was expected Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, but neither leader officially announced a date. Zelenskyy said ideas concerning de-escalation and energy, food and human security were discussed during the call; the retrieved evidence does not establish these as a formal meeting agenda or show progress toward an agreement. This briefing covers 2026-09-19T11:37:10.179Z through 2026-09-20T23:37:10.179Z. The timestamp is ABC News publication metadata, not the time of the call or agreement.
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