Zelenskyy said this in his evening video address on October 15.“We’ve already completed our part of the preparations for the meeting with President Trump — the military component, as well as the economic one. The agenda for our talks is very substantial… This meeting can truly bring the end of the war closer. It’s the United States that has the capacity for such global influence, and we’re doing everything to ensure that others in the world stand on our side in this effort,” Zelenskyy said.He added that Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, Presidential Office chief Andriy Yermak, other officials, and Ukraine’s envoy in Washington, Olha Stefanishyna, have already begun meetings at their respective levels.“They are preparing the groundwork for my conversation with the U.S. leader — as well as with American defense companies, including air defense system manufacturers, and representatives of energy firms,” the president noted.Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the United States on October 17.On October 13, Donald Trump said he was considering transferring Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine if Russia does not end the war.That same day, it was confirmed that Zelenskyy would meet Trump in Washington on October 17.On October 14, Yuliia Svyrydenko met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.