Trump to meet Ukrainian president at UN amid whistleblower controversy

The White House has announced President Trump’s itinerary for next week at the UN General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is among the world leaders with whom Trump is slated to meet.

Why it matters: Ukraine is reportedly at the center of a whistleblower’s concerns over Trump’s contacts with a foreign leader, the Washington Post and New York Times reported. While little is known about the whistleblower complaint, Trump spoke with Zelensky two weeks before the issue was raised in August. Per the Post, Trump made a “promise” that troubled a member of the intelligence community.