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Zelensky Urges Trump to Press Xi to Halt Russia

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Three Way Meeting Discussion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked U.S. President Donald Trump to urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its invasion.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and President Donald Trump discussed the prospective three-way technical meeting.
Zelensky thanked senators and representatives for bipartisan sanctions support Trump signed, though not yet enacted.
Russian forces kept round-the-clock attacks on Kyiv, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring civilians.

Right

Trump Settlement Influence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked U.S. President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine.
Trump’s personal involvement was key to achieving a quick settlement before winter, Zelensky said.
The parties plan to reconvene in roughly ten days to exchange views and results.
President Donald Trump warned that Ukrainian oil strikes could lift U.S. diesel prices.

Blindspot

Russian forces' round-the-clock attacks on Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy, injured several civilians, and Zelensky thanked U.S. senators and representatives for bipartisan support of a sanctions bill that President Trump signed, though not yet enacted.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Three Way Meeting Discussion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked U.S. President Donald Trump to urge Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its invasion.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and President Donald Trump discussed the prospective three-way technical meeting.
Zelensky thanked senators and representatives for bipartisan sanctions support Trump signed, though not yet enacted.
Russian forces kept round-the-clock attacks on Kyiv, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring civilians.

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