Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy drew pledges of non-military help from neutral Austria on Monday, a day before he was expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump for more military support in Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
The Ukrainian leader, in his first visit to Austria since the full-blown Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, wrote on Telegram that the two countries signed agreements on issues like de-mining, energy and cybersecurity after meetings involving President Alexander Van der Bellen and Chancellor Christian Stocker.
Zelenskyy is expected to attend the G7 summit in Canada and was set to meet with Trump there on Tuesday, though the White House announced that Trump would be returning unexpectedly to Washington on Monday night instead of Tuesday night because of tensions in the Mideast. Shortly before the announcement, Trump urged everyone to evacuate Tehran, saying Iran should have agreed to a nuclear deal.
