Negotiations on victory plan and more: Why Zelenskyy goes to US and who he will meet with

Contents

• Program of visit
• Speech at UN
• Zelenskyy to present victory plan to Biden
• Meetings with Trump and Harris

Program of visit

This week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay a working visit to the United States.

The Ukrainian President's Office announced that the trip will include:

• Ukrainian President's speech at the UN General Assembly;
• meetings with representatives of American defense and energy companies;
• meeting with the Ukrainian community;
• bilateral talks with leaders of countries and international organizations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly;
• meeting with US President Joseph Biden;
• meetings with US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris;
• meetings with representatives of the US Congress from the Democratic and Republican parties.

The media reports that Zelenskyy will hold talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the United States.

Speech at UN

For several days, the UN headquarters in New York will host events with heads of state and government participation. The Ukrainian delegation will attend them.

On September 22-23, the Summit of the Future will be held, which should result in the adoption of a Pact for the Future aimed at strengthening global cooperation and adapting to current challenges.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to speak at the Summit on Monday, September 23, in the afternoon.

Photo: Zelenskyy will address the UN General Assembly (Getty Images)

On September 24, the UN Security Council will meet to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine. The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, and Malta invited the Security Council to hold the meeting. According to Reuters, the President is also expected to attend the meeting.

On September 25, Zelenskyy is scheduled to speak at a session of the UN General Assembly. The agenda will include a discussion of allowing Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons to attack targets in Russia.

Zelenskyy to present victory plan to Biden

During his visit to the United States, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with American leader Joe Biden and present the victory plan to him.

The Presidential Office noted that the Ukrainian President expects to discuss the details of this plan, as well as the United States' support for Ukraine's fight for freedom.

The press service of the American President said that the meeting between Biden and Zelenskyy will take place on Thursday, September 26, at the White House in Washington.

Photo: Zelenskyy and Biden will meet on September 26 (Getty Images)

The day before, the President of Ukraine announced the readiness of the victory plan but did not disclose its details before the official presentation in the United States.

Zelenskyy only said that the plan would make it clear whether the allies were ready for Ukraine to win or whether the West only wanted to contain Putin. According to the Ukrainian leader, the plan includes some decisions by the end of this year.

“The whole plan is designed for quick decisions of our partners. The plan is designed for decisions that should take place from October to December and not to delay these processes. We would like it to be that way. Then we believe that the plan will work,” the President said.

According to Reuters sources, at the meeting at the White House, Zelenskyy will push Biden to issue an official invitation to NATO to Ukraine and commit to a steady supply of advanced weapons under the victory plan. It also provides a clear path to Ukraine's membership in the European Union.

Read more about Zelenskyy's victory plan in RBC-Ukraine's article.

Meetings with Trump and Harris

Volodymyr Zelenskyy intends to discuss Ukraine's victory plan not only with the current President but also with the candidates for the White House.

“The plan contains not only what is needed from Biden today. But the plan includes the fact that we will have a different situation after November. That is, the United States will have a new president. And we need to talk to each of the candidates about their attitude to this,” the head of state explained.

Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States and a candidate for the upcoming presidential election from the Republican Party, has already announced the possibility of holding a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he arrives in New York to participate in the UN General Assembly session.

For his part, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the meeting with Donald Trump is likely to take place on September 26-27.

“I have seen his (Donald Trump's - ed.) messages in the media, our teams are in contact. The main thing is to have time. I will not look into the future, but I think it will be important for both of us,” the Ukrainian leader said.

The White House press service also confirmed a meeting between US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The day before, Harris said that this would be her seventh meeting with Zelensky.

Screenshot by x.com/VP

Their conversation will take place in Washington on September 26, separately from the meeting with Joe Biden.

Sources: The Office of the President of Ukraine, statements by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House, the UNGA agenda, Reuters, and Bloomberg.