Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday (Sept 27) after having criticised him on the US campaign trail and expressed doubts the US ally can win its war with Russia.

Trump said on Thursday they would meet at 9.45am (9.45pm Singapore Time) at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Though Trump and Zelenskiy talked over the phone in July, this will be their first in-person meeting since Trump's 2017 to 2021 term.

Zelenskiy, who is in the United States for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, met on Thursday with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov 5 election.

While Ukraine's leader was in Washington, Biden announced a new military aid package of more than US$8 billion (S$10.3 billion), while Harris reaffirmed her support for Kyiv and, in a veiled swipe at Trump, accused him of failing to stand up for the Eastern European ally.

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