France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, 2026.Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

Macron pushes for energy truce between Ukraine and Russia – POLITICO

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French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a moratorium on energy sector strikes between Ukraine and Russia on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday.

Following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, the French president said on X they had discussed pooling efforts “to secure a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure.”

Macron also discussed “the prospect of an energy truce” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Monday evening.