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The Trump administration is pressing for immediate steps to de-escalate the war, including a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, a Black Sea grain corridor, and three-way talks involving Russia, Ukraine told Axios, according to Zelensky. The U.S. also proposed a new round of peace talks in the UAE, and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the US on September 24 to discuss cooperation and ending the war. French President Emmanuel Macron separately proposed a 'double moratorium' banning strikes on Russian oil refineries and fighting in the Black Sea to ease pressure on energy markets. Zelensky said the 'spirit of Anchorage' concessions, which had included recognizing Russian sovereignty over occupied territories, are no longer on the table, crediting Ukraine's battlefield position.