Zelensky and Netanyahu meet Trump as wars in Ukraine and Iran drag on
President Donald Trump held meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington following the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. Discussions focused on military aid for Ukraine, specifically Patriot missile production, and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Why it matters
These high-level diplomatic meetings signal the current administration's foreign policy priorities regarding the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
Image source, Zelensky Social Media Account/Handout Image caption, Ukraine is seeking Patriot air defence missiles to combat Russian aerial attacks
President Donald Trump has held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which the White House described as "positive and productive".
The two leaders were in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Israel and advocate for US aid to Ukraine. He died earlier this month.
Zelensky and Trump discussed Kyiv's hope that the US would help bolster its air defences.
Netanyahu, for his part, arrived at a time when US-Israel ties have been frayed by diverging views on Iran.
Ahead of the visit, Zelensky was expected to press Trump to follow through on a promise he made at this month's Nato summit to grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.
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