# Expert: Zelensky arrives in US seeking to push for halt in strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/71415

- TASS, 2026-09-23 22:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191897

> Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, said Volodymyr Zelensky sought to persuade Donald Trump to support suspending systematic strikes on targets in Ukraine. Stepanov said the Kyiv regime urgently needs a respite rather than full-scale peace talks.

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