to discuss using private-sector funds to help rebuild his country, according to people briefed on the meeting.
Earlier, in his first in-person address to the UN Security Council, Mr Zelensky lashed out at Russia for killing tens of thousands of his citizens and called for Moscow to be stripped of its veto as one of the permanent members of the UN’s top decision-making body.
Mr Zelensky’s appeal came as Ukraine’s allies in the US and Europe have grown increasingly pessimistic about prospects for ending the war soon. Kyiv’s counter-offensive has progressed slowly and officials now see the fighting continuing for years, challenging governments to keep up military and financial support amid growing domestic opposition to the cost.
Mr Zelensky told global leaders last year that Ukraine’s recovery would involve “colossal investments” and be “the biggest project of our time”.