{"id":20100,"date":"2026-07-28T18:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20100"},"modified":"2026-07-28T18:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:17:05","slug":"trump-to-host-zelensky-for-talks-on-war-u-s-ukraine-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20100","title":{"rendered":"Trump to host Zelensky for talks on war, U.S.-Ukraine cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 28 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\" class=\"tpstyle\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> was set to meet U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Donald_Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"tpstyle\">Donald Trump<\/a> in the White House on Tuesday to seek U.S. support to defend Ukrainian cities against Russian ballistic missiles, as well as a broader partnership to help hasten the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\" target=\"_blank\">post on X<\/a> shortly after he arrived in Washington on Monday night, Zelensky said the top priority for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Russia-Ukraine-War\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"War in Ukraine\" class=\"tpstyle\">Ukraine<\/a> was &#8220;anti-ballistic defense and strategic cooperation with America.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Peace needs to be brought closer,&#8221; wrote Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>The talks come days after a conference call between Zelensky and his negotiating team and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Jared-Kushner\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jared Kushner\" class=\"tpstyle\">Jared Kushner<\/a> on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/prezident-obgovoriv-zi-stivenom-vitkoffom-i-dzharedom-kushne-105549\" target=\"_blank\">kickstart stalled diplomatic efforts<\/a> to bring peace closer and three weeks after a Trump-Zelensky meeting in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Trump used the meeting on the sidelines of NATO&#8217;s annual summit to praise the way Ukraine was prosecuting the war and announce that he wanted to give Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2026\/07\/08\/trump-says-us-may-allow-ukraine-to-produce-patriots\/9891783534767\/\" target=\"_blank\">rights to manufacture<\/a> Patriot air-defense missiles.<\/p>\n<p>A worldwide shortage of missiles for the U.S.-made Patriot air-defense batteries has degraded Ukraine&#8217;s ability to defend itself amid a sustained Russian airborne campaign targeting Ukraine&#8217;s cities with highly destructive ballistic missiles in recent months.\n<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said he would also join Trump and other world leaders at Washington National Cathedral for the funeral of the late Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Lindsey_Graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\" class=\"tpstyle\">Lindsey Graham<\/a>, R-S.C., a staunch supporter of Ukraine who passed away suddenly July 11 on his return from a trip to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of all of Ukraine, we will honor the memory of Senator Lindsey Graham. Together with everyone attending the ceremony in Washington, we will remember his commitment to security and freedom across the transatlantic community and around the world,&#8221; said Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>Graham had just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2026\/07\/10\/russian-oil-sanctions\/1601783728153\/\" target=\"_blank\">secured Trump&#8217;s backing<\/a> for a long-delayed bipartisan bill imposing tough new secondary sanctions targeting Russia that he introduced along with Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Richard_Blumenthal\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Richard Blumenthal\" class=\"tpstyle\">Richard Blumenthal<\/a>, D-Conn., in the U.S. Senate in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of Graham, his Senate colleagues vowed to expedite the passage of his Sanctioning Russia Act, albeit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/dispatches\/what-the-latest-us-sanctions-bill-means-for-russia-and-for-china-india-and-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\">version that waters down<\/a> the 500% tariff he wanted imposed on the imports of countries that purchase Russian oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/inside-congress\/2026\/07\/28\/grahams-legacy-faces-uncertain-future-01013313\" target=\"_blank\">first procedural vote<\/a> was scheduled for later Tuesday with Zelensky expected to meet with senators afterward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh914();\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/collection\/ph\/upi\/16701\/04d76aa25ba24e1344a8be5d544fee63\/Historic-July-moments-through-the-years_1_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"648\" height=\"431\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. 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