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Zelenskyy tells Trump he is ready for an 'energy ceasefire' if Russia stops attacking Ukraine's power grid

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026 · last updated 23 September 2026.

Fires and black smoke rise from an oil industry facility in the Moscow region, struck during Ukraine's record assault that Volodymyr Zelensky said hit "billions of dollars that sustain the war machine.
Fires and black smoke rise from an oil industry facility in the Moscow region, struck during Ukraine's record assault that Volodymyr Zelensky said hit "billions of dollars that sustain the war machine.

Zelenskyy declared Kyiv open to halting strikes on Russian energy targets after a 40-minute meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Trump insisted a deal to end the war is coming "more quickly than people understand," though Putin has shown no sign of willingness to talk. Russia struck at least four Ukrainian regions overnight, killing five people, even as the two leaders met.

Zelenskyy said he is ready for a trilateral summit with both Trump and Putin, telling journalists: 'I'm agreed to end the war.'

Trump had urged Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian oil refineries, warning Ukrainian strikes are driving up diesel prices globally.

NATO separately warned that Putin is becoming 'increasingly cavalier' as peace efforts stall following the collapse of earlier talks.

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