Macron urges pause on energy strikes as UN gathers amid fuel-price pressures

At the UN General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russia and Ukraine to halt strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure, urging a “double moratorium” on attacks and linking it to allowing grain exports via the Black Sea, while emphasising UN solidarity over what he called the ‘law of the jungle’; Zelenskyy said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian refineries if reciprocity occurs, and the day featured broader global focus on energy prices, Gaza, and international diplomacy.