Zelensky in the US to press Trump on air defense

After talks with Zelensky, Trump will have another important meeting – with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. It was the first time the two had met in person since war broke out against Iran in late February.

Zelensky and Netanyahu are in Washington to attend the funeral Senator Lindsey Graham, who died this month at the age of 71.

The war in Ukraine seems to have coincided with the US-Israeli war with Iran at the end of the week Ukrainian soldiers have targeted an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea.

Kiev accuses Iran of being “a direct accomplice of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine,” Zelensky said, adding that Ukrainian intelligence had evidence that Russia had shared satellite images with Tehran that would allow Iran to attack US military facilities and the Gulf states.

“If it’s true, I’ll check it. I’ll ask Putin about it,” Trump said. If it’s true, it had no effect.

Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 390 Ukrainian drones targeted the area between 20:30 Monday and 06:30 Tuesday, most of which were intercepted by air defenses.

Footage verified by BBC Verity shows damage to a high-rise building in Chekhov, south of the capital, and a fire at a warehouse in Berezki to the west. Local officials in Chekhov said there were no injuries.

Since Zelensky last spoke with Trump in early July, Ukraine has repeatedly targeted logistics hubs, many of which are logistics hubs. Russian e-commerce company WildberriesAggravating issues faced by small and medium businesses in some parts of Russia.