Once he arrives at the White House, Zelensky will be greeted by Donald Trump, and then the two leaders will enter the Oval Office. The meeting between the two leaders will last about 15 minutes, followed by a bilateral lunch.
Following the meeting, the two leaders could give press statements, but this has not been confirmed yet.
Delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine postponed until after Trump-Putin meeting
Decision on Tomahawks for Ukraine postponed until after Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest.
The Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Yehor Cherniyev, said on Friday, in an intervention on Ukrainian public television, that the possible delivery of American Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine had been"put on hold".
"I think that for now, the issue of Tomahawk missiles will be put on hold, but the talks between Zelensky and Trump will cover a number of other important topics, such as the supply of air defense systems and cooperation between our defense enterprises," the Ukrainian parliamentarian said, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.
While in the US, Zelensky met with Tomahawk missile manufacturers on Thursday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, met with Tomahawk missile manufacturers.
Before the actual meeting with Donald Trump, Zelensky met with the main representatives of the US defense company Raytheon on Thursday.
“We discussed Raytheon’s production capabilities, possible ways of cooperation to strengthen air defense and increase Ukraine’s long-range missile capabilities, as well as the prospects for Ukrainian-American production,” Zelensky announced on Telegram.