Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are scheduled to travel to Washington next week to attend Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral, with meetings planned with US President Donald Trump, according to multiple outlets citing official and diplomatic sources. The leaders are expected to arrive around the same time as they attend the service for Graham, who died on 11 July. Graham was described across the reports as a close ally of both Netanyahu and Zelensky and a major supporter of Ukraine, including backing for sanctions against Russia and US support for Kyiv after Russia’s invasion.
Several sources say Trump is expected to meet Netanyahu while the prime minister is in Washington, while others report that Zelensky is also scheduled to meet Trump at the White House. The timing of the visits is framed in some coverage as occurring amid shifting US policy dynamics related to the wars in Ukraine and Iran, as leaders seek direct engagement with the US president.
