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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to press for increased pressure and new sanctions on Russia, improved air defenses and Western security guarantees for Kyiv. He also sought to advance Trump’s proposal for a meeting between Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin as part of a Trump-led peace effort, but Moscow has dismissed such a meeting as unplanned and Kyiv is skeptical of Russia’s willingness to negotiate. Kyiv expects little new direct U.S. military aid but remains dependent on U.S. intelligence-sharing and mechanisms that allow Europe to buy U.S. weapons, making its relationship with Trump strategically important. Trump delivered a combative U.N. speech that criticized the organization and migration, urged allies to stop buying Russian energy, and described his encounter with Zelenskiy as an “important” meeting. On the sidelines, First Lady Melania Trump was scheduled to greet Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska in an informal encounter focused on the issue of thousands of Ukrainian children alleged to have been abducted by Russia, with Melania portrayed as a potential moderating influence on the president.