[UPDATE] Zelensky asks Trump for a mutual halt on energy and port strikes
Emmanuel Macron also urged Trump to back the plan, as Russian strikes killed four.
Zelensky asked for more Patriot systems, while Russian strikes killed four people overnight.
PREVIOUSLY
- 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.
Key details on the talks and strikes:
- 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.