Trump and Zelenskyy meet at the UN as Ukraine presses for US help against Russia
Europe • Sep 23, 2025, 6:48 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York as he seeks additional U.S. help in defending his country from Russia's onslaught of missiles, drones and bombs. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports.
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet at the UN as Ukraine presses for US help against Russia
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Key Lebanese-French accuser in Sarkozy Libya funding probe dies on eve of verdict
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"It’s striking that many of the states now recognizing Palestine have said for about 30 years that they support a two-state solution. Which begs the question: if you’ve supported it for so long, why has it taken this long to recognise one of those states
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