“Both Zelensky and Putin want it.” The American president declared this while meeting the Ukrainian president on the sidelines of the UN Assembly in New York. The head of the White House reiterated the request to stop raids on refineries. The ambassadors of the 27 EU countries have reached agreement on the renewal of the individual sanctions regime against Russia, excluding, however, the two oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
"We are working to end the war. Both Zelensky and Putin want it." The American president, Donald Trump, declared this while meeting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the UN Assembly in New York. The head of the White House reiterated the request to stop raids on refineries.
In New York, the Ukrainian leader had “about 20 meetings, including with European leaders, US senators and members of the House of Representatives, heads of international organizations, major American companies and think tanks.” Zelensky himself wrote it on X and added: "A new agreement on drones is also about to be signed."
The ambassadors of the 27 countries of the European Union have reached agreement on the renewal of the individual sanctions regime against Russia and overcome the impasse that had lasted for weeks. To "maintain the regime", sources in the Irish presidency explained, it was ultimately necessary to accept the delisting of the two oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, as requested first by Slovakia and then by France. The agreement provides for an extension of 36 months, until 22 September 2029.
Coalition support in Kiev strengthens. London, under Andy Burnham, has authorized the provision of classified designs for the Storm Shadow long-range missile to allow the French and Ukrainians to accelerate production of the long-range weapon in Ukraine. The French president announced that the "multinational force for Ukraine" exercises will be conducted in October and November. But sources at Palazzo Chigi have made it clear that Italy "will not participate".
Parliament is considering transforming an already very profitable market into a legal and taxable sector: according to the promoters, it could bring up to 25 million dollars a year to the state coffers. Not enough to turn the course of the conflict, but enough to finance the purchase of 30 thousand drones annually.
The Ukrainian president's plane "was almost hit by a drone as it was about to take off from Moldova. This is the reality he is experiencing", declared Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the evening of September 9. Zelensky had traveled to Oslo together with other leaders from around the world to attend the state funeral of King Harald V of Norway.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukraine's negotiators and national security advisers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany in the next few hours to talk about Ukrainian proposals for a de-escalation agreement with Russia.
Russia's "escalation" near European borders after the Russian attack on the locomotive of the train heading from Kiev to Warsaw is worrying. The drone raid, which took place in Yahodyn in western Ukraine less than 2 kilometers from the border with Poland, hit a convoy carrying 206 passengers. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, it was a "deliberate" attack.
Volodymy Zelensky reiterated that he is ready to stop attacks on Russian energy facilities if Moscow does the same. The Ukrainian president spoke after the bilateral meeting with Donald Trump at the UN.
A decree signed by the Russian president places the assets of several international companies under temporary controlled management. The temporary administration goes to the Russian joint-stock company LEV Management.
The United States and Ukraine will discuss the possibility of producing interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine. Donald Trump said this after the bilateral meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN Assembly. "It's possible," the American president said when asked if the parties could reach an agreement on the issue.
France supports "a double moratorium" on attacks on energy infrastructures in Russia and Ukraine: this is what French President Emmanuel Macron declared during his speech before the United Nations General Assembly.
"Italy cannot play Orban's part, that is, be the only European country that opposes support for Ukraine. Whoever governs cannot break the European line of support", warns Paolo Gentiloni. "I don't accept that people ask for surrender and call it peace. Today those who want to work for peace support Ukraine and promote European defence".
"It turns out that, for Europe, it doesn't really matter whether you support the war or not, whether you are Putin's friend or oppose him. In the end, what seems to matter much more is how much money you have in your bank accounts," Yulia Navalnaya said, criticizing the EU for lifting sanctions on some oligarchs.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed the hope of being able to end the war with Russia before winter, counting on the help of US President Donald Trump.
