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Russia-Ukraine war live: Volodymyr Zelenskyy to present ‘victory plan’ to Biden, Trump and Harris on trip to US

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Ukraine president to attend sessions at the UN general assembly and press leaders on the use of western weapons inside Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy to present ‘victory plan’ to Biden, Trump and Harris on trip to US
Hello and welcome to the Ukraine live blog. I’m Yohannes Lowe and the time in Kyiv has just gone past 10:30am.
Here are the latest developments:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the US on Sunday for a crucial visit to present Kyiv’s plan to end two-and-a-half years of war with Russia. The Ukrainian president will present his proposals – which he calls a “victory plan” – to President Joe Biden, as well as presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and will also attend sessions at the UN general assembly. The visit comes after a summer of intense fighting, with Moscow advancing fast in eastern Ukraine and Kyiv holding on to swathes of Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv has for weeks pressed the west to allow it to use delivered long-range weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia – so far to no avail.
The Ukrainian president urged his partners to help achieve “a shared victory for a truly just peace”, in a post on X with his nightly video address.

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