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On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Volodymyr Zelensky met separately with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron on September 21-22, 2026. Trump said talks with Zelensky would cover a potential Russia-Ukraine negotiation, licensing Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, which he called a 'serious hit.' Rubio, Kushner, Witkoff and Bessent joined the meeting, and Trump said he told Putin directly to 'settle the war' and could invoke the Graham sanctions law if necessary. Zelensky said he hoped Trump would help end the war before winter. Separately, Zelensky and Macron discussed a possible mutual moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure and securing SAMP/T air defense systems for winter, while Macron said he discussed the same energy-truce proposal with Trump and sought to steer him toward 'right decisions' on Ukraine. Reports indicated Trump was expected to press Zelensky to accept an energy ceasefire with Russia, underscoring intensifying but unresolved diplomatic efforts to curb the war before winter.