On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet Donald Trump in New York

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session. This meeting precedes the speech that Mr Zelensky is due to deliver to the General Assembly on Wednesday 23 September.

According to available information, the issue of a possible energy ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow is expected to be among the topics discussed during this meeting, as the winter season approaches. Ukraine's energy infrastructure has regularly been the subject of tensions and strikes in recent years, making the issue particularly sensitive before the winter.

The meeting between the two leaders is part of a broader diplomatic exchange that traditionally takes place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where many heads of state and government meet in New York every September.

Zelensky's trip to the United States comes as the war in Ukraine, triggered by the Russian invasion, continues. The Ukrainian president regularly takes advantage of these international meetings to plead his country's cause with Western leaders, of whom the United States remains a major supporter, both militarily and diplomatically.

The precise details of the agenda of the meeting between Zelensky and Trump, as well as the results likely to follow, were not known at the time of publication. Zelensky's speech to the General Assembly, scheduled for the following day, should clarify Ukraine's position on these various issues.