During a 40-minute meeting at the UN General Assembly on September 22, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed ending the war before winter. Zelenskyy proposed a reciprocal energy ceasefire to halt strikes on utility grids and oil refineries, addressing Trump's concerns over surging global diesel prices. Zelenskyy also lobbied for U.S. Patriot air-defense missiles and licenses for domestic production with Raytheon, noting Trump did not reject the licensing proposal.
Trump-Zelenskyy UN meeting
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed a winter air-defense package, bilateral de-escalation steps, and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war during their September 22, 2026 meeting
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump met for 40 minutes on September 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Energy infrastructure ceasefire proposal
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern over Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, stating they represent a serious hit to Russia and are stoking global diesel prices.
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump previously announced on September 4, 2026, that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop energy strikes, but attacks resumed almost immediately.
- ▪British Prime Minister Andy Burnham lobbied U.S. President Donald Trump to press for a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire and promised further financial support to Kyiv for infrastructure.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is ready for a bilateral energy ceasefire to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stops targeting Ukraine's energy system.
Patriot missile production licenses
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested a winter air-defense package of Patriot missiles from U.S. stockpiles, proposing to swap them for future interceptors from Ukraine's deal with Germany.
- ▪U.S. defense contractor Raytheon is ready to participate in producing Patriot interceptor missiles in Ukraine, a project estimated to take one to one and a half years once authorized.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that U.S. President Donald Trump did not reject the proposal to grant Ukraine licenses to domestically produce Patriot interceptor missiles.
Winter timeline for ending war
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on September 22, 2026, that the war between Russia and Ukraine could end more quickly than people understand.
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy both expressed a desire to see the Russia-Ukraine war resolved and ended before the upcoming winter.
Trilateral talks with Putin
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the Kremlin's historical justifications for the invasion of Ukraine as 'bullshit' and urged direct, good-faith negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war
- ▪U.S. President Donald Trump raised the possibility of meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in December to discuss a peace deal
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his readiness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to negotiate peace.
Debatable claims
- ▪The United States should license Patriot missile production to Ukraine
- ▪Ukraine should halt its drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
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