UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, where he will push for an energy truce with Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK, Sept 21 - France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he had discussed with US President Donald Trump initiatives aimed at securing a moratorium between Ukraine and Russia on attacks linked to the energy sector. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump signed the Russia sanctions bill into law, thereby boosting economic pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine; the conflict has been ongoing for more than four years,...