# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has described his meeting with US president Donald Trump as substantive. The two leaders held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in the Netherlands. Zelensky says they covered important issues including how to achieve a ceasefire and real peace, and the purchase of American air defence systems. He added that he is grateful for the continued support of the US. Meanwhile, Trump conceded that ending the Russia-Ukraine war was harder than anyone thought.
Zelensky describes meeting with Trump as substantive