Mr Zelensky said officials from the two countries would set up follow-on talks, and he expressed gratitude for Washington’s “firm support”. Earlier this month, Mr Trump suggested Ukrainian strikes inside Russia could help bring the conflict to an end. Mr Zelensky said he had offered Mr Trump his condolences over Mr Graham’s death, calling the senator “a true friend of Ukraine”. Relations between the two leaders have recovered since their extraordinary Oval Office confrontation in February 2025, when Mr Trump accused Mr Zelensky of ingratitude and “gambling with World War III”. At their latest meeting in Turkey this month, Mr Trump praised Mr Zelensky for doing “an amazing job” and offered Kyiv licences to manufacture Patriot missiles.