Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes Donald Trump will help bring Russia’s war against Ukraine to an end as quickly as possible, preferably before winter.
Donald Trump has said he will discuss Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling them a “serious hit” on Russia.
Zelenskyy has criticised signals about lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs as “self-defeating and counterproductive” after meeting Ursula von der Leyen in New York.
The EU has extended individual sanctions over Russia’s war against Ukraine until September 2029 while removing oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called the EU's decision to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list "shameful and unjustifiable".
Latvia will impose national sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after their removal from the EU sanctions list
Russian forces struck a foreign-owned factory in Zhytomyr that had been damaged in earlier attacks. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
Russian attacks on warehouse facilities in Odesa Oblast caused large fires, killing one person and injuring two, with firefighting repeatedly interrupted by air raids
Donald Trump said he could use new powers under the Lindsey Graham sanctions law if necessary, as he called for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine
EU ambassadors preliminarily agreed to extend Russia sanctions until September 2029 while removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list, pending a written vote
US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will join the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States in New York on 22 September.