Ukraine’s precarious location – on the friction-point between Russian authoritarianism and Western democracy – makes attention from the United States critical to politicians here. Meetings and even photo opportunities with American VIPs are invested with huge significance.
Ukraine-U.S. Relations
Washington Post: Why Zelensky remains so focused on White House meeting
US President Donald Trump listens as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the press during a meeting in New York on Sept. 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
