Trump and Zelensky Meet at UN as US Pushes for Peace Talks

President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly on September 22, focusing on peace talks and discussing Patriot missile production, with Zelensky later expressing readiness for a bilateral energy truce with Russia. Trump addressed the UN session, urging member states to leave the International Criminal Court and stating the US is closely cooperating with Russian and Ukrainian leadership on the war, while signaling willingness to increase pressure on Moscow. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that no energy ceasefire agreement exists yet, though he called such a deal logical since the war benefits neither side. The EU removed Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, a move analysts suggest may signal attempts to engage Russian elites, though the decision has raised questions about its timing and rationale.