Zelenskyy Seeks Renewed US Aid After Massive Russian Barrage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump held an "important and fruitful" 40-minute conversation Friday, a day after Trump expressed frustration over his unproductive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discussed air defences with his US counterpart, agreeing to work on increasing Kyiv's capability to "defend the sky" as Russian attacks escalate.

Donald Trump is likely to hold crucial talks with counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on halting support of US weapons to Ukraine, amid an ongoing war with Russia.