Donald Trump to meet Zelenskyy after criticizing Ukrainian leader

Zelenskyy, who is in the United States for the UN General Assembly, met on Thursday with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday Picture: Seth Wenig

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday after having criticized him on the U.S. campaign trail and expressed doubts the US ally can win its war with Russia.

Trump said on Thursday they would meet at 9.45 am (1345 GMT) at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Though Trump and Zelenskyy talked over the phone in July, this will be their first in-person meeting since Trump's 2017-2021 term.