Democracy Dies in Darkness

Zelensky to meet Trump as Russia continues to pound Ukraine

The Ukrainian president will visit Mar-a-Lago to discuss raising pressure on Russia, security guarantees and investment in postwar reconstruction.

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President Donald Trump welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting at the White House on Oct. 17. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the latest draft of a peace plan on Sunday, while Russia continued to pound his country.

Ukraine agreed to “many different compromises” in the 20-point plan developed jointly with the United States, Zelensky said in a post on X Saturday.

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Matthew Hay Brown works with Washington Post journalists and contributors throughout the Western Hemisphere reporting on Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. He joined The Post in 2019 from USA Today. Matt also teaches in the journalism graduate program at Harvard's Extension School.
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Niha Masih is a reporter at The Washington Post's Seoul hub, where she covers breaking news in the United States and across the world. Previously, she was The Post's correspondent in India, where she covered the rise of majoritarian nationalism, conflict in Kashmir, the covid crisis and digital surveillance of citizens.@NihaMasih
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