Zelensky says Kyiv is open to energy ceasefire talks with Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he and US President Donald Trump discussed possible steps towards ending the war with Russia during a 40-minute meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. Zelensky told reporters afterwards that the talks included the possibility of a bilateral ceasefire covering energy-related targets. Such an arrangement would involve both Ukraine and Russia, according to his description of the discussions.

The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv was ready to consider any format for an energy ceasefire with Moscow. His comments indicated that Ukraine was willing to engage with proposals aimed specifically at reducing attacks involving energy infrastructure. However, Zelensky said the meeting had not included discussion of Ukraine unilaterally stopping attacks on Russian oil.

He therefore distinguished between a mutually agreed arrangement and an action taken by Kyiv alone. The meeting came as the two leaders discussed broader efforts to end the four-year-old war, according to Zelensky. The supplied account does not give further details of any agreement reached, nor does it report a response from the Russian government to the proposal.