Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to meet Trump as Iran and Ukraine wars converge

The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet United States President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday, a meeting that could coincide with the introduction of tough new sanctions on Russia.Zelenskyy, who will attend the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham, ⁠is also scheduled to meet ‌with the Senate on ⁠Tuesday ⁠evening, the Reuters news agency reported, citing two Senate aides.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on Caspian commercial vessellist 2 of 3Russia and Ukraine trade attacks, killing 10, including child in Chernihivlist 3 of 3Iran warns Ukraine of retaliation after deadly Caspian Sea strikeend of listThe vote on Russia sanctions, legislation that has been pending for months and was championed by Graham, could happen that same day.If enacted, the Russian sanctions bill would ratchet up pressure on Moscow by imposing 100 percent tariffs on goods from the five largest importers of Russian oil and gas, including China and India.In a last-minute intervention, Trump sought to add sanctions ...