Trump says he will likely meet Zelenskiy at NATO summit
US President Donald Trump said that during a NATO Summit this week, he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and Ukraine would open a door for harsh sanctions to buy US Patriot missile systems and fight Russia.
On Tuesday, Trump commented on journalists at Air Force One.
In the early hours of the day, a White House official said Trump was planned to meet Zelenskiy in The Hague on Tuesday and Wednesday during the Summit of the NATO Military Alliance.
Trump withdrew from a meeting with Zelenskiy, saying that the US president left the G7 meeting in Canada last week early and should focus on the crisis in the Middle East.
I would like to thank @seckgennato Mark Rutte for the meeting and the North Atlantic Alliance Summit. This is a clear signal that Ukraine is among the priorities on NATO’s agenda. We have coordinated the steps within the framework of the summit and shared… Pic.twitter.com/oexmutwea6— volodymyr zelenskyy / водимир зеленський (@zelenssyua) 24, 2025
In the comments published by its office on Saturday, Zelenskiy summarized three priorities if a meeting with Trump will take place at the NATO summit.
Firstly, during the G7 Summit, he told us that he wanted to discuss the weapons, saying that his assistants gave us a weapon expression, including Patriot Missile Defense Systems, which he described in a “very large amount”.
Zelenskiy said that Ukraine was “ready to find the money of this package,” instead of demanding military aid.
Secondly, he wanted to talk about sanctions on Russia and the third about the other diplomatic ways of applying more pressure to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Tuesday, Zelenskiy called on all NATO countries to support Ukraine’s defense industry.
He said that the leadership of Ukraine is important in the drone technology, which shapes the battlefield and developed at the breathtaking speed in 40 months that the war has continued so far.
“Please, let us be sure that our partners work for our peace, not for the madness of Russia,” said.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US leadership is dependent on the alliance, he said.
However, he added that this came with the expectation that European countries and Canada spend more spending on the army.
Former Dutch Prime Minister underlined the need for transatlantic cooperation in the defense industry to meet the difficulty of restructuring.
“Today, NATO’s military advantage is challenged by a rear -shooting Russia, which is supported by Chinese technology and is equipped with Iran and North Korean weapons, a rear -shooting Russia.” He said.
“Only Europe and North America can rise together to meet the difficulty of restructuring.”
The Kremlin accused NATO of depicting Russia as a “Hell thing” in order to be on its way to a widespread militarization and justify its great increase in defense expenditures.
Russia rejects any plan to attack the military alliance with 32 members, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was “a largely wasted effort” because it is determined to demonize Russia.
“This is an alliance created for confrontation … Not a means of peace and stability,” he said.
