Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump ahead of Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. The meeting will be the second sit-down between the two leaders this month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump ahead of Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. The meeting will be the second sit-down between the two leaders this month. The meeting comes as tensions between the US and Ukraine have been rising, with the US opposing the reappointment of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. The move was sharply criticized by France, highlighting growing disagreements between the two NATO partners. The US diplomats staged a walkout during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Monday after France sharply criticized the Trump administration's human rights record. The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights. The meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump will be the second sit-down between the two leaders this month. The meeting comes as tensions between the US and Ukraine have been rising, with the US opposing the reappointment of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. The move was sharply criticized by France, highlighting growing disagreements between the two NATO partners.