Zelensky meets Tusk and Trump in diplomatic push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Lublin, Poland, on July 29, 2026, to discuss air defense cooperation, following a months-long dispute over the UPA. Earlier, Zelensky held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, where he also spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron by phone and offered assistance. Trump's envoys are set to visit Kyiv for the first time after the White House talks, signaling a warming relationship. Zelensky also discussed strengthening Ukraine's defenses with Trump, and the meetings come as wars in Ukraine and Iran continue.