Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:50pm on 21 Sep 2026,Monday International
US President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after their discussions, claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the Russia-Ukraine war while Zelenskyy wants to prolong it. Trump said he was seeking peace rather than a decade-long conflict and claimed 2,000 people died last week. He also said Russia had lost control of its diesel industry because Ukrainian strikes damaged refineries, calling for the war to end. Zelenskyy gave a positive account, saying Trump had agreed to meet him in New York and that diplomatic momentum was building. He said peace remained Ukraine’s top priority, with discussions focused on de-escalation, energy security, food security and protecting human life.
