Zelenskyy in Washington: visit programme and key meetings

Visit programme: key highlights

According to Public, Programme of the visit of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to Washington designed for maximum efficiency on the eve of a meeting with the American leader Donald Trump.

On 16 October, Zelenskyy is to hold negotiations with defence manufacturers within the package Mega Deal, This includes joint development and localisation of arms production in Ukraine.

Speaking in Congress and meeting with corporations

The programme also includes meetings with representatives of leading US energy companies, who participate in the projects to restore the Ukrainian energy system after the Russian attacks.

In addition, the President of Ukraine must speak in the US Congress, where he will present an updated the strategy of Ukrainian defence and post-war development.

The culmination is a meeting with Trump

The visit will culminate in Zelenskyy's meeting with Donald Trump, which is seen in Kyiv as a an opportunity to secure guarantees of further US support and speed up the signing of new defence agreements.

“This will be a meeting that could determine the future format of relations between Kyiv and Washington for years to come,” diplomatic circles say.