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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for ‘energy ceasefire,’ calls for trilateral meeting with Putin, Trump
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for an “energy ceasefire” with Russia, provided Moscow stops attacks on critical infrastructure.
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War in Ukraine: When the CIA enters the diplomatic ballet
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after visiting Russia. A diplomatic role that is not usually attributed to the powerful boss of American spies. Yet, this is not the first time the CIA has been acting as intermediaries. John Ratcliffe has the means that other diplomats don't necessarily have... which is not without risk.
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia after Trump talks
Ukraine leader says Kyiv is ready to stop strikes on Russian facilities if Moscow halts attacks on its energy system.
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Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire with Russia
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists that Kyiv is ready to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, with hopes to end the war before winter.
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Macron: France won’t ‘yield an inch’ on Ukraine support
French President Emmanuel Macron says the “coalition of the willing" will not back down in its support of Ukraine.
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Macron urges world to 'stand firm' against 'abuse of power by empires' in final UN speech
French President Emmanuel Macron used his last address before the UN General Assembly as France's leader to urge the world's nations to stand alongside the United Nations in the face of a resurgent "law of the jungle". Macron also called for a moratorium on strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine war and an "open-source" model for frontier AI independent of China and the US.
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Ukraine, Gaza, IA: what to remember from Emmanuel Macron's speech at the UN
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, spoke on Tuesday at the rostrum of the UN General Assembly for his last speech as Head of State. In particular, he called for "not giving in" to "the spirit of defeat" and "the abuse of power", and "to stand straight alongside the United Nations" against "the law of the jungle".
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UN General Assembly opens with Macron, Trump, Erdogan, Lula, others in NYC
Donald Trump hailed his own record and hinted at a chance for peace in Iran and Ukraine. Turkey's president called for more pressure on Israel. UN leaders called for more global interdependence. DW has the latest.
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Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
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The UN is helpless in the face of global disorder?
The 81st UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York. The Heads of State and Government followed each other in the rostrum, in the midst of growing tensions and divisions, as wars continued in the Middle East, Sudan and Ukraine. In his speech, Trump said that an agreement with Iran would be reached after the mid-term elections.
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UN General Assembly opens with Trump, Lula, others in NYC
Donald Trump hailed his own record and hinted at a chance for peace in Iran and Ukraine. Turkey's president called for more pressure on Israel. UN leaders called for more global interdependence. DW has the latest.
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Russian strike kills four in Ukraine: Zelensky tries to restart negotiations
On the night of Monday, 21 September, Russian strikes killed at least four people in Dnipro, a major city in eastern central Ukraine. One night bombardment while President Volodymyr Zelensky is in New York to try to relaunch the peace negotiations at the UN General Assembly.
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Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Greenland, IA: what Trump said at the UN General Assembly
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Tuesday at the UN General Assembly, addressing several burning issues, such as Ukraine, Greenland and artificial intelligence. Fragilized at home, the White House tenant was less virulent than usual.
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UN: Feedback on Trump's speech "reaffirms" his "power"
The President of the United States focused his speech on the country's internal policy, less than a month and a half away from the "midterms". He drew up an assessment of the US military by insisting on the issue of ammunition, thus contradicting Pentagon's warnings about the depletion of stocks following aid in Ukraine and Iran. Matthieu Mabin, Washington correspondent, Gauthier Rybinsky, international columnist, and Audrey Racine, environmental journalist.
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UN General Assembly: An Overview of the Current Geopolitical Context
The UN General Assembly opens on Tuesday 22 September with a speech by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose term ends at the end of the year. Many topics will be discussed, such as the war in Ukraine, the war in Sudan, and the protections against pandemics, which must also be reviewed or decided upon. Olivier Weber, a great reporter, former diplomat and author of "Angels and Ogres".
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UN General Assembly: What can we expect from Donald Trump?
Emmanuel Macron proposed Monday, September 21, several initiatives to Donald Trump to curb the boom in oil prices that is driving the world economy, including a UN resolution on the Strait of Ormuz, the protection of Saudi sites and an "energy crisis" in the conflict in Ukraine. The explanations of Gauthier Rybinski, an international columnist in France 24.
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Emmanuel Macron called Donald Trump to further support Ukraine
Donald Trump received Emmanuel Macron on Monday 21 September in New York City for an interview deemed "very constructive" by the latter on the situation in the Red Sea and the war in Ukraine. In particular, the two men discussed the "need to help our Ukrainian friends even faster and stronger in terms of (missiles) interceptors," said the Head of State. Sarah Anderson, France 24 correspondent in New York and Anne Corpet, columnist in France 24.
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Why the world should care about the far right’s rise in Germany
The AfD has a far different vision on support for Ukraine, foreign aid and Russia than the governing coalition.
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Russia, Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy attends UNGA
The Russian army targeted economic infrastructure in Ukraine, while Ukraine struck an oil refinery. This comes ahead of the UN General Assembly, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet Trump on the sidelines.
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Macron, Trump hold 'constructive' talks ahead of UN General Assembly
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had "very constructive" talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine as they met in New York ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a closer look at what came out of Macron and Trump’s bilateral meeting and what to look out for at the UN later today.