Trump says he’ll meet Zelenskyy Friday, slams Europe – POLITICO

For European leaders gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week, the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency and its "America First" politics has loomed large. On Thursday, their worst fears were confirmed.

In a lengthy press conference delivered in front of a sea of American flags in Trump Tower, the Republican presidential candidate said he planned to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday morning — and slammed Europe for being miserly when it comes to Ukraine.

"Europe is paying only a small fraction of the money the United States of America is paying, and we have an ocean between Russia and ourselves; they don’t," said Trump, repeating a point he has made before, including during his election debate with Democrat Kamala Harris. “The United States is paying for most of it, and Europe is not chipping in ... It’s very unfair on the United States."