Zelensky and Trump agree to meet in New York after phone call

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a planned meeting with Donald Trump in New York following a phone call, stating the talks could "change a lot" and that there is "diplomatic momentum." Zelensky thanked Trump for the visit of special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv, saying they saw the situation firsthand. He emphasized that the peace process is the top priority and that Ukraine is ready for "serious steps" with the US team. The call followed Trump's Friday signing of a sanctions bill named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, which Moscow condemned. Former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev called for responding to such "Russophobic atrocities" with the "language of direct military deterrence."