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Ukrainian and US diplomatic teams are working to arrange a meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump during the 81st UN General Assembly in New York next week. The planned engagement follows their last meeting at the White House in July, which ended abruptly due to tensions over mutual respect and gratitude. Additionally, the article notes that Russian drone strikes have increased casualties among Ukrainian civilians; at least 1,396 were killed and 7,978 injured between January and June 2026, a significant rise from previous years. The piece also highlights how these conflicts are affecting global fuel prices, with Trump attributing the diesel price hike to actions in Ukraine rather than issues related to Iran.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump during the 81st United Nations General Assembly session next week. Ukrainian and US diplomatic teams are working actively to organize a meaningful meeting between the two leaders. This comes after their last encounter at the White House in July, which followed an earlier heated televised meeting where US Vice President JD Vance criticized Zelenskyy for not thanking the US for its support. Zelenskyy's visit will also include numerous bilateral talks with US legislators, business leaders, and members of the Ukrainian community in the United States. Meanwhile, a Russian drone strike on a bus near Nikopol killed at least five civilians and injured seven others, highlighting the ongoing conflict's impact on civilian life. According to the UN, the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine has sharply increased this year.
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were to blame for a global fuel shortage that was driving up prices, not the war with Iran.
right Advocates for de-escalation and reduced military action.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to halt its attacks on Russian territory if the US can secure a commitment from Moscow to not hit Ukrainian infrastructure.
left Calls for mutual commitments to de-escalate, implying structural issues and need for diplomatic solutions.
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Efforts are underway to organise a “meaningful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly next week.
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Efforts → organise → Assembly
Ukrainian and US diplomatic teams are “actively” working to set up a meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump at the 81st UN General Assembly session in New York, according to press briefing by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi.
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teams → work → spokesman
Tykhyi said Zelenskyy’s visit will include dozens of bilateral negotiations and engagements with US legislators, business leaders and the Ukrainian community in the US.
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visit → say → US
Zelenskyy and Trump last met at the White House in July in a much-anticipated encounter after a heated 2025 televised meeting at the Oval Office ended abruptly, with US Vice President JD Vance calling Zelenskyy “disrespectful” for not thanking the US for its support for Ukraine.
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Vance → meet → Ukraine
As Ukrainian officials were preparing for the UN visit, a Russian drone strike on a bus killed at least five people and injured seven others on Wednesday in the city of Nikopol near the southern Ukraine front line.
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strike → prepare → line
The number of civilians killed in Ukraine has increased sharply this year, according to the UN, amid an escalation in Russian strikes.
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number → kill → strikes
At least 1,396 civilians were killed and 7,978 wounded in Ukraine during the first six months of 2026, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, a 37 percent increase from the same period in the previous year.
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7,978 → kill → year
Along with the Iran conflict, the war in Ukraine is also having an impact on diesel prices, according to the International Energy Agency.
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war → have → Agency
Last week, Trump urged Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were to blame for a global fuel shortage that was driving up prices, not the war with Iran.
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that → urge → Iran
And on Sunday, Trump said the increase in the price of diesel “isn’t done by the Middle East, this is done by what’s happening with Russia and Ukraine”.
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what → say → Russia
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to halt its attacks on Russian territory if the US can secure a commitment from Moscow to not hit Ukrainian infrastructure.
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US → say → infrastructure
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