Zelensky expected at White House to secure support

International

2026-07-292026-07-29By Correspondent

KYIV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected at the White House yesterday for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president’s support against Russia.

The visit comes as Kyiv and Moscow both ramp up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington remain at a standstill, more than four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion.

More than 390 Ukrainian drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital’s mayor said on Tuesday morning. Local authorities reported some damage to residential buildings.

Relations between Zelensky and Trump have long been strained but the US leader has in recent weeks shown greater indulgence to his Ukrainian counterpart.