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This story has run 14 times over 20 days, starting Aug 26.

  1. CIA chief Ratcliffe makes rare Moscow visit
  2. CIA chief reportedly warned Moscow against a limited Russian attack on NATO
  3. CIA chief secretly met Russian intelligence officials in Moscow
  4. UpdateCIA chief told Moscow to end the Ukraine war before Russia’s military and economy worsen
  5. Russian drone hits ammunition depot near Kyiv, killing 38; four remain missing
  6. Russia's finance minister returned to the G20 in person for the first time since the Ukraine invasion
  7. Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin in Moscow Sept. 5, Zelensky in Kyiv Sept. 6, carrying a U.S. proposal to end the war
  8. UpdatePutin orders 72-hour halt to strikes on Kyiv while Witkoff and Kushner visit, after a three-hour Kremlin meeting
  9. UpdateWitkoff and Kushner hold first Kyiv talks of the war, agreeing on next steps but no terms; announcement promised in weeks
  10. UpdateWitkoff says Moscow-Kyiv trip produced 'substantive progress' on scheduling more talks, with no date set and no terms disclosed
  11. UpdateRussia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the truce, killing 7; Trump and Putin then talked for an hour
  12. UpdateTrump says Russia's president wants a Ukraine peace deal after their phone call
  13. UpdateVladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine means war with Russia.
  14. Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy truce Kyiv calls conditional — this issue
WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy truce Kyiv calls conditional

Russia-Ukraine war
Political Guyentist · September 15, 20261 min read

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Zelenskyy said Ukraine will halt strikes on Russia only if Russia spares Ukrainian critical infrastructure. Trump blames Ukrainian refinery strikes for US diesel topping $6 a gallon last week.

Diesel backdropThe previous US diesel record was $5.82 a gallon in June 2022.3 details
  • The previous US diesel record was $5.82 a gallon in June 2022.
  • Russia is a diesel exporter.
  • Russia banned diesel exports in July after Ukrainian refinery strikes.

What we’re less sure of2 of 7 claims