Ukraine–Russia

Zelenskyy says he spoke with Trump and they agreed to meet in New York

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on 20 September 2026 and they agreed to meet in New York. He said the peace track is the priority after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit to Kyiv, and thanked Trump for signing Russia sanctions legislation associated with Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Zelenskyy says he spoke with Trump and they agreed to meet in New York

Official Ukrainian presidential post; interested-party account of the call. Separate monitor report citing a newsroom said Trump urged a halt to Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries; that detail is not in the presidential post and is not independently confirmed.

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