Axios: Trump and Zelensky agree to meet in New York as U.S. president again asks Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian refineries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on the evening of September 20.
On September 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone. They agreed to meet in New York, according to Zelensky. Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, confirmed this to Axios. The two leaders are scheduled to meet on September 22, the same day Trump will address the U.N. General Assembly.
During their conversation, Zelensky thanked Trump for enacting the "sanctions from hell" law targeting Russia. A source familiar with the call revealed that Trump repeatedly urged Zelensky to cease striking Russian oil refineries. The reason given was that these strikes were causing global diesel price increases. "The word ‘diesel’ came up many times during the call," the source emphasized.
President Trump had previously urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop targeting Russian facilities that produce diesel fuel, stating that strikes on these refineries were causing worldwide diesel shortages and price hikes. However, despite Trump's announcement on September 14 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to strike each other's energy infrastructure, the conflict resumed shortly afterwards.
U.S. President Donald Trump is again requesting Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian refineries.
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