U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, aiming to pressure Kyiv into agreeing to an energy truce with Russia. Trump said a large number of Russian diesel refineries have been destroyed by Ukrainian drone strikes, adding that 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, are being killed each month in the conflict that has lasted over four years. U.S. retail diesel prices have hit a record high above $6.50 per gallon, driven by global supply disruptions linked to the wars in Ukraine and Iran. Zelensky said solutions are possible, while maintaining that Russian energy sites are legitimate military targets.
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