US and Russian foreign ministers to meet in New York; Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil refineries
TechFlow reports, citing Jin10 Data, that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio are expected to meet in New York on September 23. The Kremlin advocates for lasting peace, while Zelensky has expressed willingness to participate in trilateral US-Russia talks and accept an energy ceasefire.
On the battlefield, Ukrainian forces struck two Russian refineries, while Russia claims it has retaliated against Ukrainian ports and maritime targets, accusing Ukrainian drones of damaging a monitoring station at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Trump stated that attacks on Russian refineries would severely disrupt diesel prices.
Macroeconomically, the EU announced a three-year extension of its sanctions on Russia. Russia’s September oil exports through the Novorossiysk port reached 650,000 barrels per day, marking a 50% month-on-month increase. Ukraine obtained an $841 million World Bank loan guaranteed by Canada.
