Zelenskiy to meet Trump at UN in push for energy truce with Russia
Zelenskyy is also seeking U.S.-made Patriot missiles as winter nears, while recent Russian strikes killed at least five people, officials said.
- On Tuesday, September 22, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a bilateral meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss a potential energy ceasefire. The leaders reported "diplomatic momentum" but reached no formal agreement to halt infrastructure strikes.
- Trump has repeatedly pressed Kyiv to halt refinery strikes, arguing the attacks drive up global diesel prices and worsen shortages. Ukraine maintains that refinery damage remains its primary leverage to force Moscow to the negotiating table.
- Zelenskyy requested more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, proposing Ukraine swap future interceptors from a German agreement providing 600 Patriots in 2027 and 2028. Trump has not yet committed to releasing systems from U.S. stockpiles.
- Attacks continued apace despite discussions; Russian missiles struck industrial facilities in Dnipro killing four people, while Ukraine simultaneously bombed the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara. This pattern of ongoing strikes raises doubts about any moratorium's viability.
- Both leaders expressed desire to resolve the war before winter, yet analysts remain skeptical of breakthrough. The conflict, now in its fifth year, continues with neither side willing to abandon core strategic campaigns.
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Trump, Zelenskyy meet at UN; president says Ukraine deal is coming
UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a bilateral meeting Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, with Trump saying he believes the two sides will reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I think they’re going to make a deal, and I don’t want to… The post Trump, Zelenskyy meet at UN; president says Ukraine deal is coming appeared first on Florida’s Voice.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was satisfied with the “productive meeting” with Donald Trump. He also said they also discussed an air defense package for Kiev. The post Ukraine: Zelensky reiterates that he is ready for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Trump appeared first on in.gr.
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