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Zelenskyy: no energy ceasefire until Russia stops
The gist
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will back an energy ceasefire only if the U.S. secures Russia's genuine intent to end the war.
The halt would spare power grids on both sides.
How it unfolded
- Sep 5, 2026Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
- Sep 6, 2026Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Ukraine for their first visit to Kyiv as part of negotiations aimed at ending the war.
- Sep 7, 2026Zelenskyy said in an Axios interview that Ukraine plans to use September and October to revive the diplomatic process aimed at ending Russia's war.