I’m sure President Putin wants it to stop,” Donald Trump said of the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stressed that the war shouldn’t have been started.

The joint appearance at Trump Tower comes as the former president has criticized Zelenskyy on the campaign trail.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

Zelenskyy, who was in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, presented his war "victory plan" to Trump during a closed-door meeting on Friday, after the Republican presidential candidate said he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their conflict.