# Zelensky, von der Leyen plan UN meeting as EU releases $3.7 billion for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/63240

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-17 20:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-von-der-leyen-plan-to-meet-at-un-as-eu-releases-3-7-billion-for-ukraine/

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed defense funding and the upcoming U.N. General Assembly in a Sept. 17 call. The EU will disburse 3.3 billion euros for missiles and drones on Sept. 18, less than the previously promised 4.7 billion euros because of delays processing Ukrainian military-equipment receipts. The two leaders agreed to meet in New York.

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