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Zelenskyy to Meet Trump at UN General Assembly

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Zelenskyy Arranges Trump Meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is arranging a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York.
The talks are slated for the 81st UN General Assembly high-level week in late September 2026.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said teams are drafting an agenda that will include ballistic packages, maritime and energy truces.
Zelenskyy met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv on Sept. 8.

Summary

Trump Blames Ukraine

President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for the diesel shortage, saying Zelensky must stop “knocking out diesel fuel in Russia.”
U.S. diesel hit a record $6.23 per gallon ($1.65 per liter) over the weekend.
The UN said 1,396 civilians were killed and 7,978 wounded in Ukraine Jan-June 2026, a 37% rise.
A Russian drone struck a bus in Nikopol on Sept. 11, killing at least five and injuring seven.

History

Historical Context

In October 1973 OAPEC, led by Saudi King Faisal, embargoed oil, sending prices from $3 to about $12 per barrel—a near-300 % rise that sparked global shortages and recession. The episode showed that energy disputes could be taken to the United Nations, a pattern repeated in September 2026 when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked U.S. President Donald Trump for a truce at the UN General Assembly amid $6.23-per-gallon diesel.

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Zelenskyy Arranges Trump Meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is arranging a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York.
The talks are slated for the 81st UN General Assembly high-level week in late September 2026.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said teams are drafting an agenda that will include ballistic packages, maritime and energy truces.
Zelenskyy met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv on Sept. 8.

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