News about Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Ukraine

I spoke with @KlausIohannis and thanked Romania for its support, including a new military aid package that is currently being prepared. I briefed President Iohannis on the current battlefield situation and Ukraine's key defense needs, specifically various types of air defense… pic.twitter.com/JXeqAXfJtF

💬 President #Zelensky said in the recent interview with Reuters that #Russia should not be invited to a peace summit in #Switzerland so that it cannot impose its positions. However, Russia is planned to be involved in later stages.

The UN continues to recognize Volodymyr Zelenskyy's legitimacy as Ukraine's president "President Zelenskyy remains for us the head of state of Ukraine and the person the secretary-general speaks to when he needs to contact the Ukrainian leader," UN chief's spokesman Stéphane… pic.twitter.com/f77OGn9dIK

In Zelensky's first interview with the NYT since Russia's 2022 invasion, he makes his case for NATO jets helping to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian airspace. h/t @AndrewKramerNYT www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-interview.html