The Hague, June 26 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a significant diplomatic engagement with US President Donald Trump on critical defence issues, military cooperation, and the current state of the conflict in Ukraine on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague on Wednesday.

Describing the conversation as "a good meeting", the Ukrainian leader, in a detailed post on X, congratulated President Trump on what he called a "successful operation in the Middle East", referring to the recent US strikes that targeted and disabled key components of Iran's nuclear and drone infrastructure.

"I had a good meeting with POTUS in The Hague. I congratulated President Trump on the successful operation in the Middle East. It is importa...