Trump again asks Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries

pravda.com.ua (Ukrainian)

During a September 20 phone call, US President Donald Trump repeatedly asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries, citing rising global diesel prices. The conversation, reported by Axios, focused on arranging a New York meeting expected for September 22. Ukrainian intelligence chief Rustem Umerov worked with White House envoys to organize the talks. Zelensky noted discussions included de-escalation steps and security fundamentals. This is not the first such request; Trump made a similar appeal on September 14 and earlier in July, arguing the attacks raise diesel costs and risk escalating the war.


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