Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down for a potentially fractious meeting Friday, following a series of scathing attacks by the White House hopeful on the Ukrainian president's handling of the conflict with Russia.

The Ukrainian leader aims to present President Biden with a strategy to improve his country’s position ahead of any peace negotiations with Russia.

At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a ceasefire, Mr Zelensky said there is no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.

House Republicans launched an investigation Wednesday into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent visit to an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania, claiming the trip could be construed as election meddling.

The probe is sure to deepen already-simmering tensions between Zelensky and allies of former President Trump over the GOP presidential nominee's growing criticism of U.S. support for Ukraine. In an interview with the New Yorker,