Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Bring Putin to Trilateral Peace Talks — Says Ukraine Is Ready ‘Anytime’ as Kremlin Calls Summit a ‘Waste of Time’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Donald Trump to set up a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to hasten the resolution of the ongoing conflict. Zelenskyy, during a discussion with Trump at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, outlined Ukraine’s priorities for the upcoming months, which include a winter package of Patriot missiles and licenses for domestic production of these weapons. The Ukrainian President took to X to describe his meeting with Trump about ending the war. “This is the priority,” he wrote.

President Trump, our teams, and I spoke about how to end the war. This is the priority. We are ready. I’m not sure Russia is ready as of today, but anyhow, we spoke about an energy ceasefire.

com/5JASduEiPp — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 22, 2026 He affirmed Ukraine’s willingness to agree to an “energy ceasefire,” on the condition that Russia abstains from attacking Ukraine’s energy, electricity, heating infrastructure, and water supplies. Zelenskyy also encouraged Trump to engage with Chinese President Xi Jinping to explore potential solutions to the conflict. “He has influence on Putin. If we want to end this war, not just in messages, we all have to work 24/7 for this, for the people,” he wrote on X.

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Trump Urges Restraint as Zelenskyy Defends Oil Strikes Earlier this month, Trump urged Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, saying the strikes were contributing to global diesel shortages and higher prices. S. diesel prices soared to record highs. Russia, meanwhile, had already suspended diesel exports through the end of September.

Despite this, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian long-range missiles had a "significant" impact in the Moscow region, striking a major Russian oil facility and a logistics site. He said the attacks targeted assets worth billions of dollars that help fund Russia’s war effort. S. and China are willing to support a settlement.

He said Russia-Ukraine contacts continue mainly through intelligence channels but questioned their effectiveness. Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published editors. Read Also: China Business Delegation’s Trump-Xi Visit In Doubt Over US Investment Disputes: Report