AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Zelensky: U.S. pushing energy ceasefire, trilateral talks with Russia
The Trump administration is pushing for three immediate steps in its effort to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and restart diplomacy with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview on Wednesday: - A ceasefire on energy infrastructure. - Reopening the Black Sea grain corridor. - A trilateral U.S.-Russia-Ukraine meeting, possibly in Abu Dhabi. Why it matters: President Trump is engaged in a renewed effort to revive a diplomatic track to end the war, but his immediate priority is a deal to halt Ukrainian attacks on Russian diesel fuel — which have contributed to punishing prices in the U.S. and globally. - But after several days of diplomacy and meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New…
The Trump administration is pushing for three immediate steps in its effort to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and restart diplomacy with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview on Wednesday: - A ceasefire on energy infrastructure. - Reopening the Black Sea grain corridor. - A trilateral U.S.-Russia-Ukraine meeting, possibly in Abu Dhabi. Why it matters: President Trump is engaged in a renewed effort to revive a diplomatic track to end the war, but his immediate priority is a deal to halt Ukrainian attacks on Russian diesel fuel — which have contributed to punishing prices in the U.S. and globally. - But after several days of diplomacy and meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New…Open