Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in New York with first lady Olena Zelenska for the UN General Assembly, with Ukraine set to push for a freeze on energy sector strikes and a new drone deal with its allies.
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Zelensky is set to meet US president Donald Trump later on Tuesday, where the pair will discuss a limited truce to protect heating and power facilities ahead of winter.
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French president Emmanuel Macron, who also arrived in the city, met Zelensky late on Monday and stressed the urgent need to stop the strikes on energy infrastructure, amid fears millions of families in Ukraine could be deprived of critical heating and electricity.
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Trump earlier warned that Russia had “unfortunately lost control” of its oil industry, as he urged Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on refineries.
“A large number of their diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission,” the US president wrote on Truth Social, following a phone call with Zelensky.
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A senior White House official familiar with the conversation between the two leaders said Trump was worried that the Ukrainian attacks are exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up prices, the FT reported.
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EU's top diplomat urges sanctions must continue on Russia
The EU’s top diplomat has urged member states to maintain sanctions against Russia as Moscow’s forces continued their attacks on Ukraine.
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“Sanctions are a core pillar of our response to Russia’s war,” Kaja Kallas told reporters in New York after a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers.
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EU officials were aiming to conclude talks on extending the sanctions soon and put the rollover in place swiftly, she said.
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“We need to have this stability,” Kallas added on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, calling for sanctions to remain in place for a longer period.
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She stressed that the EU’s position had not changed.
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“That’s why we are also working on a new package of sanctions,” she said.
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Discussions over the sanctions remain ongoing, with some EU member states seeking to remove certain individuals from the bloc’s blacklist.
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EU countries failed on Monday to finalise a deal that included lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
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Ukrainian foreign minister Andriy Sybiga denounced the proposed removals as “unacceptable”, saying they would send Moscow the “wrong signal”.
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Negotiations are expected to continue in Brussels as EU countries seek to extend sanctions on almost 3,000 other individuals and entities over the war.
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The bloc is scrambling to reach an agreement before a deadline late on Tuesday.
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Macron says millions of Ukrainian families to be deprived of heating in winter
Emmanuel Macron held an in-depth discussion with Volodymyr Zelensky during which the two discussed the ongoing energy crisis in Ukraine due to attacks on energy facilities.
Macron said Russia's strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure threaten to deprive millions of families of heating and electricity.
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“France will stand by Ukraine to face the winter, and the G7 Energy will also be mobilised at its side.
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We are strengthening its air defence with the signing of a contract for the delivery of radars, as well as the supply of interceptors,” he said.
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“I also discussed this support with President Trump, as well as the prospect of an energy truce and a moratorium in the Black Sea, which we support.
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This will be a key issue in the negotiations that must resume and that must lead to a just and lasting peace.
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Lithuania draws up evacuation plans amid Russian threats
Lithuanian prime minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they "will not surrender" if attacked, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
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Sinkevicius told BBC Newsnight that Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation's airspace.
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He said that if his country, a Nato member, was attacked, "we will fight back... we will engage".
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"We're thinking about a variety of scenarios, not all of them are being discussed very much publicly," Sinkevičius told the BBC.
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"We face concrete threats, not on a daily basis, but we're experiencing them and it's a true reality for us."
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Military drone incursions have rattled the Nato partner, with residents living close to the Russian border forced to take shelter following drone alerts.
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Zelensky arrives in New York for UN General Assembly meeting
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Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in New York for the annual high-level gathering at the UN General Assembly as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are expected to dominate the talks.
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Zelensky said around 20 meetings are planned, including with Donald Trump, European leaders, US senators and members of the House of Representatives, heads of international organisations, leading American companies, and think tanks.
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“A new Drone Deal is also ready to be signed.
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Of course, Ukraine’s number one priority is bringing peace closer and protecting the lives of our people,” he said.
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“There are concrete security proposals and de-escalation measures that could bring the end of the war closer.
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We are working to strengthen air defense and ensure sufficient financing for Ukraine.”
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The meeting, seen as diplomacy’s biggest event of the year, will bring hundreds of diplomats and world leaders to the UN’s New York headquarters.
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French president Emmanuel Macron, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are several world leaders who will arrive in New York for the meeting.
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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said he would meet with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to Russian state media.
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Five dead in Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions, officials say
At least five people have been killed on Monday as Russian forces continued their attacks on different Ukrainian regions along the 1,200km (775mile) frontline of the 4-1/2-year-old war, regional officials said.
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Prosecutors in northeastern Kharkiv Region said a drone strike on the town of Lozova killed one person and injured three.
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Further south in Dnipropetrovsk region, a drone killed a car driver in Nikopol, which is a frequent Russian target on the west bank of the Dnipro River opposite the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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…and 25 more, not listed.
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