Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump will "probably" meet Volodymyr Zelensky in New York next week during the UN General Assembly.
• Rubio said Trump intends to keep pursuing a negotiated peace between Kyiv and Moscow but could eventually conclude that such a deal is not possible.
• Answering a question from LCI, Trump said Zelensky "must find an agreement" and urged European countries to stop buying Russian oil.
• Rubio noted Trump has held multiple calls with Vladimir Putin and multiple meetings with Zelensky after hosting Putin in Alaska and then seeing Zelensky at the White House.
• Press accounts emphasize that Trump has repeatedly threatened further sanctions on Russia without following through, prompting questions about U.S. leverage.