kiev/new york ukraine petro poroshenko meet u.s. president donald trump thursday say afterwards share vision new level defense cooperation whether include u.s. provision defensive weapons ukraine unite state review whether send weapons ukraine help defend option previous u.s. president barack obama veto oppose russia meet trump new york president poroshenko tell televise brief important share vision new level cooperation defense sphere discuss areas cooperation include cooperation defense ministry institutions add without say whether progress defensive weapons initiative two leaders skirt around topic russia speak reporters begin private meet instead choose emphasize economic cooperation appear reporters meet fringe u.n. general assembly relations kiev moscow low ebb since russia annex crimea three years ago russian-backed separatist fighters take arm ukrainian government force east country hold private talk trump praise poroshenko tell say ukraine easy place live get good good daily basis speak english poroshenko say believe two countries improve security economic cooperation many u.s. company business ukraine story pretty untold say trump company go strongly right ukraine see tremendous potential immediately clear speak privately relations russian president vladimir putin attend u.n. general assembly war eastern ukraine pro-russian separatists ukrainian government force kill 10,000 people three years kiev accuse moscow send troop heavy weapons region russia deny poroshenko say trump support ukraine proposal deploy u.n peacekeepers include uncontrolled part ukraine-russia border would prevent possibility penetration russian troop russian weapons putin month also suggest u.n. peacekeepers deploy eastern ukraine russia balk ukraine proposal would ban russian nationals take part peacekeeping mission kiev want deploy along part border russia control poroshenko say meet trump last hour also attend u.s. vice president mike pence secretary state rex tillerson senior u.s. officials ukraine president say trump share vision 'new level defense cooperation