New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday (October 14) that a high-level delegation has departed for the United States ahead of his planned meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday (October 1).

"The Ukrainian delegation has departed for the United States: Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, and several representatives of the diplomatic sector. They will hold a number of meetings," Zelensky wrote on X on Tuesday.

"I will also have the opportunity to come to Washington and meet with President Trump on Friday. I believe we will discuss a series of steps that I intend to propose. I a...