Zelenskiy to meet Trump at UN in push for energy truce with Russia
Zelensky is seeking a pause on attacks on energy sites and Black Sea shipping as Ukraine faces renewed strikes and winter pressure, officials said.
- On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City to discuss a potential reciprocal energy ceasefire.
- President Trump has repeatedly pressured Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, claiming the attacks worsen global diesel shortages and drive up fuel prices.
- Zelenskyy proposed an energy truce contingent on Russia halting infrastructure strikes, while Washington signaled openness to granting Ukraine a license for domestic Patriot interceptor production with Raytheon.
- Although the 40-minute meeting proved productive, no formal breakthrough was announced; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov maintained that Russia's militarization of Ukraine continues.
- Zelenskyy hopes to end the war before winter, though experts like George Mason University professor Mark N. Katz remain skeptical either leader will make necessary concessions.
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