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This story has run 16 times over 28 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
  15. Trump and Zelensky agree to New York talks, expected Sept. 22
  16. UpdateZelensky asks Trump for a mutual halt on energy and port strikes — this issue
NBC NEWSUpdate

Zelensky asks Trump for a mutual halt on energy and port strikes

Political Guyentist · September 23, 20261 min read

NBC NEWS

Zelensky asked for more Patriot systems, while Russian strikes killed four people overnight.

Catch upwhat happened before · 15 earlier issues
  • Sept. 7 — Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner opened peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow, but Russian strikes killed seven days later.
  • Sept. 15 — Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy truce that Kyiv called conditional as Russian strikes continued.
  • Sept. 19 — Trump signed legislation authorizing tariffs on buyers of Russian oil after the House passed it 262-159.
  • Sept. 21 — Trump urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries over diesel prices as both leaders agreed to meet in New York.
14 earlier issues
Key details on the talks and strikesCIA Director John Ratcliffe met Zelensky during a fuel stop in Ireland on Sept. 22.3 details
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Zelensky during a fuel stop in Ireland on Sept. 22.
  • Emmanuel Macron said he pitched two truce plans to Trump on Tuesday.
  • Russian strikes hit at least four regions overnight, killing four people.

A stacked bar of the House vote: 262 yes and 159 no, 421 votes cast, so 62 percent of those voting said yes.

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The House voted 262–159

103-vote margin, out of 421 votes cast.

The House voted 262–159A stacked bar of the House vote: 262 yes and 159 no, 421 votes cast, so 62 percent of those voting said yes. A reference line at 218 is labelled "218 for a majority of the full 435-seat House".
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The House voted 262–159
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House roll call262 votes159 votes

What we’re less sure of4 of 8 claims