Trump meets Zelenskyy, Netanyahu in Washington on July 28

President Donald Trump held separate meetings at the White House on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the United States navigates its role in two major international conflicts. The closed-door Oval Office sessions focused on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, with both foreign leaders also in Washington to attend the funeral of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

Trump first met with Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine's ongoing war with Russia. The Ukrainian president sought continued U.S. support, emphasizing an urgent need for air defense systems to counter sustained Russian missile and drone attacks. The leaders discussed a recent U.S. commitment to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missile interceptors. Zelenskyy's visit followed a weekend of escalated Ukrainian strikes, including an attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea that Tehran said killed one sailor and injured others. Iran's foreign minister warned the attack "cannot go unanswered."

Later in the morning, Trump met with Netanyahu for their first in-person talks since the outbreak of war involving the United States, Israel, and...