{"id":2499954,"date":"2025-10-17T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies-ahead-of-trump-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:28:31","slug":"zelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies-ahead-of-trump-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies-ahead-of-trump-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky speaks with US weapons and energy companies ahead of Trump meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies-ahead-of-trump-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, where he is expected to request long-range Tomahawk missiles to aid Ukraine&#8217;s defense against Russia. Ahead of this meeting, Zelensky held discussions with officials from major U.S. weapons and energy companies, including Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and representatives from defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. These talks focused on enhancing Ukraine&#8217;s energy cooperation, restoring infrastructure damaged by Russian strikes, and strengthening Ukraine&#8217;s air defense capabilities amid intensified Russian drone and missile attacks. Zelensky emphasized the urgent need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-amphibious-ships-arrive-in-captured-ukrainian-city-of-berdyansk\/\" title=\"...n Amphibious Ships Arrive in Captured Ukrainian City of Berdyansk\">advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air defense systems<\/a><\/a>, compatible missiles, and F-16 aircraft to protect civilian areas and critical infrastructure as winter approaches. The meetings also explored potential Ukrainian-American joint production to bolster Ukraine&#8217;s defense. These efforts come amid ongoing Russian assaults targeting Ukraine&#8217;s energy sector and civilian infrastructure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky speaks with US weapons and energy companies ahead of Trump meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375079\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> is scheduled to meet President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a>. He is expected to request that the president provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3854011\/trump-putin-call-dashes-zelensky-hopes-tomahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long-range Tomahawk missiles<\/a> to use in Ukraine&rsquo;s war against Russia. However, on Thursday, Zelensky met with officials from multiple U.S. weapons and energy companies, which Ukraine&rsquo;s president mentioned on his social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky met with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, heads of U.S. energy companies, and officials from defense companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. Wright and Zelensky discussed cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector, among other related geopolitical matters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3854076\/island-fundraisers-rooftop-soirees-babydog-birthday-bonanza-washington-shrugs-shutdown-optics\/\">Island fundraisers, rooftop soirees, and a Babydog birthday bonanza: Washington shrugs at shutdown optics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3854305\/shutdown-frustrates-gop-appropriators-freeze-funding-process\/\">Shutdown frustrates GOP appropriations cardinals as standoff freezes funding process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3852480\/tim-scott-balances-senate-policy-gop-political-roles\/\">Tim Scott balances Senate policy and GOP political roles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;During my meeting with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Chris Wright, we discussed in detail energy capacities and potential projects for partnership in the energy sector,&rdquo; Zelensky <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/1979079990139379740?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;I spoke about Russia&rsquo;s strikes on Ukraine&rsquo;s energy system and the need to restore the affected facilities as quickly as possible. I am grateful for the readiness to provide everything necessary to ensure the continued functioning of our energy system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In meetings with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin representatives, Zelensky discussed his country&rsquo;s need for air-defense weapon systems and other weapons to protect &ldquo;against Russian aggression.&rdquo; He emphasized the numerous drone attacks Russia has carried out against Ukraine, which have often hit civilian areas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I had a meeting with representatives of the defense company Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed our prospects for cooperation and ways to strengthen Ukraine&rsquo;s protection against Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<p>I outlined Ukraine&rsquo;s specific needs for air defense systems and their compatible&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NaGCPJjSot\">pic.twitter.com\/NaGCPJjSot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1979072503612907684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a meeting with representatives of the defense company Lockheed Martin,&rdquo; Zelensky said in his post. &ldquo;We discussed our prospects for cooperation and ways to strengthen Ukraine&rsquo;s protection against Russian aggression.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I outlined Ukraine&rsquo;s specific needs for air defense systems and their compatible missiles, as well as F-16 aircraft,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Russia is carrying out increasingly brutal strikes against Ukraine ahead of winter, and our air defenses need to be reinforced right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He echoed similar sentiments in a meeting with representatives from Raytheon, particularly discussing the company&rsquo;s well-known Patriot defense system weapons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I met with representatives of the defense company Raytheon, which produces, in particular, Patriot systems.<\/p>\n<p>I told them about the battlefield situation and Russia&rsquo;s intensified attacks on our people and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed Raytheon&rsquo;s production capacity,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5DgX3BkF2\">pic.twitter.com\/w5DgX3BkF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1979057326364451073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I met with representatives of the defense company Raytheon, which produces, in particular, Patriot systems,&rdquo; Zelensky said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told them about the battlefield situation and Russia&rsquo;s intensified attacks on our people and civilian infrastructure,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We discussed Raytheon&rsquo;s production capacity, potential avenues for our cooperation to strengthen Ukraine&rsquo;s air defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-air-force\/\" title=\"Everything You Need to Know About China\u2019s Air Force\">long-range capabilities<\/a>, and the prospects for Ukrainian-American joint production.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Solutions to enhance the protection of lives in Ukraine exist, and we are working at all levels to ensure their realization,&rdquo; Zelensky added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3853332\/trump-putin-to-meet-hungary-end-inglorious-war-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP AND PUTIN AGREE TO MEET IN HUNGARY TO END &lsquo;INGLORIOUS&rsquo; WAR IN UKRAINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The meetings came as Russia launched more drone and missile strikes against Ukraine, hitting &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/1978965145528217612?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">civilian infrastructure<\/a>&rdquo; in the city of Kryvyi Rih on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing has changed for Russia &ndash; it is still terrorizing life in Ukraine. A swarm of drones struck Kryvyi Rih, hitting civilian infrastructure. There were dozens more attack drones in our skies. Missiles were also spotted. In fact, not a single night in recent weeks has passed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1978965145528217612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing has changed for Russia &ndash; it is still terrorizing life in Ukraine. A swarm of drones struck Kryvyi Rih, hitting civilian infrastructure,&rdquo; Zelensky said in a post on X. &ldquo;There were dozens more attack drones in our skies. Missiles were also spotted. In fact, not a single night in recent weeks has passed without Russian strikes on Ukraine. Most of the targets are infrastructure &ndash; a systematic campaign of terror against our energy sector.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky meets US defense, energy firms before Trump talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2499957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266468677201_c94f24.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[59841,45243,65390,8630],"class_list":["post-2499954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-energy-companies","tag-trump-meeting","tag-us-weapons","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266468677201_c94f24.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499954"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499959,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499954\/revisions\/2499959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}