Trump says talks in NYC with Zelensky will cover Russia–Ukraine negotiations and Patriot interceptor production in Ukraine

Trump and Zelensky met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to discuss the state of Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Patriot interceptor production inside Ukraine, and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, which Trump again blamed for rising global diesel prices. Zelensky said he hopes the war ends before winter, a shift from his more recent doubts, while Trump left open the possibility of another meeting with Putin.

U.S.-mediated talks were suspended earlier this year during the conflict with Iran and resumed in August, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff shuttling between Moscow and Kyiv. Trump previously announced a mutual energy-facility truce that unraveled almost immediately, and the latest round of talks has so far produced no concrete results, though both sides say they remain willing to keep negotiating.

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