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Trump may offer Russia business deals to end Ukraine war
The gist
The New York Times reports Trump may offer Russia business deals to end the Ukraine war.
Congress passed new Russia energy sanctions as Kyiv prepares for talks in New York.
How it unfolded
- recentlyTrump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin at the Kremlin, where Putin said Russian troops would within months capture Ukraine's entire Donbas region and that Russia was poised to pummel Ukraine's electricity grid.
- Sep 12, 2026At the YES conference in Kyiv, Fareed Zakaria asked Zelensky for takeaways from his meeting that week with Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner.
- Sep 14, 2026US diesel prices passed $6 a gallon, roughly 63% higher than a year ago; Trump blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries and told Zelenskyy to stop the attacks.