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                    "Morning opening: Welcome to New YorkJakub KrupaGlobal leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 81st UN general assembly and given the state of the world, it\u2019s likely to be a lively one.We are expecting to hear today from the US president, Donald Trump, Finland\u2019s president Alexander Stubb, and France\u2019s Emmanuel Macron (in his last UNGA appearance), among others.Macron got to New York early and already held talks with Trump and Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskyy last night, possibly trying to mediate ahead of the pair\u2019s closely watched meeting later today. Trump and Zelenskyy are expected to sit down together in the late afternoon or early evening.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron in New York, USA. Photograph: Presidential Press Service Handout/EPAOutside the main UNGA room, it will also be worth keeping an eye on Trump\u2019s meeting with Denmark\u2019s Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s Jens-Frederik Nielsen as they meet to sign the new Greenland deal on Arctic security.Expect potentially diverging interpretations of what the deal actually involves\u2026Denmark\u2019s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen visit the 9/11 memorial and Ground Zero in New York. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/APSeparately, I will also keep an eye on events back in Europe as EU ambassadors meet in Brussels to discuss the latest Russia sanctions list with some controversial attempts to amend it and take some fairly well-known names out of it. More on that shortly.Lots for us to cover today.It\u2019s Tuesday, 22 September 2026, it\u2019s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Key events3m agoUN's Guterres speaks about Middle East, Ukraine in opening address33m agoSwedish prosecutors to probe election fraud allegations1h agoGreenlanders feel 'a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear' ahead of signing new Greenland deal with US1h agoTrump to meet with Danish, Greenlandic leaders to sign 'Greenland deal' on Arctic security2h agoNew rotation of US troops on its way to Lithuania, president Naus\u0117da says2h agoTrump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia3h agoLithuania's PM worries about 'emotional state' of the public amid increased worries about Russia3h agoEuropean spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato4h agoKremlin says all Russia sanctions are illegal, should be lifted4h agoMacron, Zelenskyy discuss Russia's strikes on energy infrastructure ahead of winter4h agoEU deadlocked over plans to remove two Russian billionaires from sanctions list4h agoMorning opening: Welcome to New YorkUN's Guterres speaks about Middle East, Ukraine in opening addressUN secretary general Ant\u00f3nio Guterres is now speaking in the opening debate of the UN general assembly.United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters. Photograph: Seth Wenig/APHe warns that \u201cacross the Middle East, conflicts are cascading,\u201d as he urged leaders to use the week in New York \u201cfor de-escalation and dialogue.\u201dContinuing on the Middle East, he says \u201call the fighting must stop, and humanitarian aid must flow.\u201dHe specifically picks up on \u201cthe devastating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory,\u201d saying that in the three years following the \u201cabhorrent terror attacks\u201d on 7 October, \u201cwhat followed was an onslaught on Palestinians and Gaza\u201d at scale that has no comparison.\u201cViolence, displacement and settlement expansion by Israel in the occupied West Bank are bulldozing the path to peace and raising the spectre of ethnic cleansing. We cannot allow the two state solution to disappear before our eyes,\u201d he warns.He then turns to Ukraine, talking about how \u201cRussia\u2019s full scale invasion has subjected a sovereign country to a brutal war, in blatant violation of the charter.\u201d\n \u201cCivilians continue to be killed far from the frontlines, mainly in Ukraine, but also more recently in parts of Russia. Homes, energy and water systems and transport have come under repeated attack, threatening food and energy supplies and supply chains globally.\u201d\nHe also mentions the crises in Sudan and Myanmar, and talks about the need to reform the UN security council by adding a permanent seat for an African nation.Swedish prosecutors to probe election fraud allegationsSwedish prosecutors are investigating possible election fraud that has raised uncertainty about the recent election there.A preliminary investigation into potential election \u2060fraud in Borlange, a town in the largely rural county of Dalarna, central Sweden, might still affect the final \u200bresult. Sweden\u2019s election review board could decide on a re-run or recount of the vote, which elects 11 members of parliament, if it decides the result is suspect.Reuters, citing local media, reports that the prosecutor\u2019s investigation centred on the election of Mohamed Abdukardir Ali, a Left Party candidate for parliament. Ali told Swedish TV that the allegations were false.Reuters is carrying a Kremlin read-out of a call between Russia\u2019s president Vladimir Putin and Saudi crown prince \u2060Mohammed bin Salman. It said \u200cthe two \u200cleaders held a detailed exchange \u200cof views on the situation in the Middle East, and \u201cthe \u2060importance of ensuring the safe \u200band \u200bunimpeded passage of vessels \u200bthrough the region\u2019s international \u200bwaterways was emphasised.\u201dJakub KrupaJust a quick note with bit of guidance on timings today, as we are inevitably looking at events across the ocean.Donald Trump\u2019s speech to the UN general assembly is expected around 10am New York time. That\u2019s 3pm UK, 4pm in most of Europe.Our US blog colleagues will cover it in excruciating detail if you don\u2019t want to miss a single thing, but rest assured I will pick up key bits on Europe here.And if you want to plan further ahead:The Greenland deal signing ceremony is expected around 10.30am (3.30pm UK, 4.30pm Europe).And Trump\u2019s sit-down with Zelenskyy will be around 13.15am New York time, so 6.15pm UK, 7.15pm Europe.Greenlanders feel 'a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear' ahead of signing new Greenland deal with USMiranda BryantNordic correspondent Emotions among Greenlanders are a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear ahead of the signing of a new much vaunted deal on Arctic security between the US, Greenland and Denmark.It has been hailed by many in Denmark as a diplomatic triumph, but with just hours until the three leaders are expected to put pen to paper, the contents of the agreement remain secret.Julie Rademacher, chair of Uagut, the national organisation for Greenlanders in Denmark, arrived back in Copenhagen on Monday from Nuuk and was in Greenland when news of the deal was first announced on Friday.Denmark's Social Democrats' leader Mette Frederiksen receives a shirt with the message \"Support Greenland\" from Julie Rademacher at a meeting with Greenlanders on election day, in Aalborg, Denmark in March this year. Photograph: Henning Bagger/APAfter 1.5 years of being \u201cterrorised\u201d by Trump, she said it was a welcome relief that she hopes will mean that Greenlanders can sleep soundly again.But on the other hand, there is worry about Greenland losing sovereignty and what it will mean in terms of military presence.\u201cMany people were very sceptical,\u201d she said.\n \u201cThere have been many different reactions in Greenland because they are talking about a deal but no one can see the deal, we don\u2019t know what it is all about, and what\u2019s in it for us or what\u2019s in it. Also, because we have been terrorised as a people for the last 1.5 years by the American president, so many people feel no trust at all.\u201d\nBut at the same time there is also a strong sense of pride that Greenland is at the decision-making table.It was, she said, incredibly emotional when she heard the plane took off from Nuuk carrying Greenland\u2019s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, to New York.\u201cPeople hope for the best and they hope this will be over now.\u201d she said.Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold a final preparatory meeting at the Danish Consul General's residence in Manhattan, New York last night. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/EPATrump to meet with Danish, Greenlandic leaders to sign 'Greenland deal' on Arctic securityWith much focus on Donald Trump\u2019s speech which will be one of the first ones during today\u2019s morning session, the first big European event will come shortly after his speech.At around 3.30pm UK time (4.30pm CEST), Trump is expected to meet with Denmark\u2019s Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s Jens-Friedrik Nielsen to finalise the new \u201cGreenland deal\u201d on security in the Arctic.The Danish and Greenlandic delegations held their final prep meeting at the Danish consul general\u2019s residence in New York last night.Denmark\u2019s Frederiksen insisted that the agreement reiterated Denmark\u2019s sovereignty over Greenland, and the Greenlanders right to self-determine their future \u2013 despite Trump\u2019s previous attempts to make the territory a part of the US.Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, Danish foreign minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen, Greenland's leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Greenland's foreign minister M\u00fate B. Egede hold a final preparatory meeting at the Danish Consul General's residence in Manhattan, New York. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix Foto/APMeanwhile, Denmark\u2019s foreign minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen said in an Instagram video this morning that he was looking forward to the agreement being finally signed, and hoped it would close \u201ca destructive chapter in an otherwise excellent story of strong transatlantic cooperation\u201d with the US, DR reported.The signing ceremony will be closely watched for any further indications on what is actually in the deal that would be fundamentally different from previous agreements over Greenland, and whether Trump is ready to give up on his dreams about the territory.I will bring you the key lines here, obviously.New rotation of US troops on its way to Lithuania, president Naus\u0117da saysBut there are some good news from Lithuania, too: the country\u2019s president Gitanas Naus\u0117da announced that \u201cthe new rotation of US troops is already on its way to Lithuania.\u201dGitanas Naus\u0117da meets UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres at UN Headquarters in New York. Photograph: Lev Radin/ShutterstockThe decision comes after prolonged uncertainty about the US military presence in the region amid growing speculations that a posture review could see some of them pulled out from Europe including Nato\u2019s eastern flank \u2013 despite growing threat from Russia.Naus\u0117da said:\n \u201cWe are grateful to @POTUS Donald Trump and the US administration for this decision, which is important not only for Lithuania, but also for the security of the entire region.\u201d\nIn a longer statement on his website, the president added:\n \u201cThe US military presence in Lithuania is an indispensable part of our deterrence and collective defence, and our Allies\u2019 commitment to stand with us sends a clear message: Nato is ready to defend every inch of its territory.\u201d\nThe statement said \u201cthe exact number of U.S. troops in the new rotation has not yet been confirmed, but it will be no smaller than previously,\u201d with up to 1,000 US troops stationed in Lithuania on rotation since 2019.Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with RussiaAndrew RothGlobal affairs correspondentDonald Trump is expected to press Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on an energy ceasefire during a face-to-face meeting later today during United Nations high-level week, as world diesel prices have soared due to the war in Iran, as well as Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.US president Donald Trump greets Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in August last year. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersUkraine stepped up its attacks on Russia\u2019s energy sector over the weekend, launching its largest reported strike yet on the Moscow region in a barrage that struck a major Moscow oil refinery and killed three people.On Monday, Trump said the whole world was suffering due to an energy shortage that he said was being exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.\u201cRussia has unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its War with Ukraine,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday morning. \u201cA large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission.\u201d\u201cThis ridiculous and never ending War with Ukraine must be ended,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe whole World suffers as 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, are being killed each month. What a shame!\u201dTrump had earlier blamed Kyiv for the escalating energy war even as Russia has decimated Ukraine\u2019s economy and launched night barrages of drones and ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities.Zelenskyy on Monday said negotiations were continuing and that that there are \u201cideas on the table for bringing peace closer, starting with strong de-escalation steps\u201d.\u201cUkraine\u2019s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and our food exports must stop being targets for Russia, and this will lead to matching de-escalation steps on our part,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cSolutions are possible.\u201dThe two leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday during a rare sitdown on the sidelines of the high-level week of the United Nations general assembly.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will also be in Washington this week, and is expected to meet with secretary of state Marco Rubio.Lithuania's PM worries about 'emotional state' of the public amid increased worries about RussiaLithuanian prime minister Mindaugas Sinkevi\u010dius has warned that citizens in his country are increasingly affected by concerns about potential Russian aggression.Speaking on BBC Newsnight last night, he described the emotional toll on the population, highlighting overnight air raid alarms triggered by drone activity in Lithuanian airspace.Lithuania's prime minister Mindaugas Sinkevi\u010dius addresses a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photograph: Petras Mal\u016bkas/AFP/Getty Images\u201cIt\u2019s an alarming thing, you know when you in the middle of the night you receive an alarm and your phone starts alarming, go to the shelter and maybe yellow, red signal of threat. That\u2019s not a good emotional situation,\u201d he said.Sinkevi\u010dius also confirmed that while Lithuania has no plans to surrender, contingency evacuation plans are in place if required:\n \u201cThere are plans prepared for evacuation. Of course there would be groups of people, handicapped, elderly people, that will be priority groups of citizens that will be needed to be assisted and evacuated. We\u2019re thinking about a variety of scenarios, not all of them are being discussed very much publicly.\nCalling for a \u201cshift in mindset\u201d among western allies, Sinkevi\u010dius also added:\n \u201cWhen we\u2019re closer to the border and closer to threat, the shift in mindset of political actors is quicker. \u2026 We face concrete threats, not on a daily basis, but we\u2019re experiencing them and it\u2019s a true reality for us.\u201d\nEuropean spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against NatoShaun WalkerMeanwhile, European leaders attending the UN general assembly in New York will also have the growing concerns about Russia\u2019s aggressive posture in eastern Europe at the back of their mind.The coat of arms of Russia hangs from a post on the Estonian-Russian border. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ImagesAs the Guardian\u2019s Shaun Walker reported over the weekend, European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of an imminent Russian test of Nato, with one saying a potential attack could come in a matter of \u201cmonths, not years\u201d.\n \u201cMichal Koudelka, the head of the Czech Republic\u2019s BIS security service, said that as well as increased drone activity, a small-scale invasion of Nato territory that bordered Russia could be part of the Kremlin\u2019s plans. \n \u201cIt\u2019s possible. It could involve a limited incursion, false-flag provocations, a massive influence campaign,\u201d he said, in a rare interview at the agency\u2019s headquarters in Prague. \n He said this scenario could play out in a matter of \u201cmonths, not years\u201d but added that \u201ca lot of people are doing everything they can to make sure this doesn\u2019t happen\u201d\u201d\nKremlin says all Russia sanctions are illegal, should be liftedMeanwhile, the Kremlin \u2060said it considered all western \u2060sanctions on \u2060Russian \u200bindividuals to be illegal and that \u2060they should all be revoked.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry \u2060Peskov was answering \u200ba question about \u200ca \u200cpush by some EU \u200ccountries to lift sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in return for keeping \u200cthousands of other individuals and businesses under \u200bsanctions related to the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported (11:15).Macron, Zelenskyy discuss Russia's strikes on energy infrastructure ahead of winterDuring their last night\u2019s meeting, France\u2019s Macron and Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy discussed Russia\u2019s continuing strikes on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, which the French president said \u201cthreaten to deprive millions of families of heating and electricity.\u201dVolodymyr Zelenskiy meets Emmanuel Macron in New York\u201cFrance will stand by Ukraine to face the winter, and the G7 Energy will also be mobilised at its side,\u201d Macron added.He also said:\n \u201cWe are strengthening its air defence with the signing of a contract for the delivery of radars, as well as the supply of interceptors.\n I also discussed this support with President Trump, as well as the prospect of an energy truce and a moratorium in the Black Sea, which we support. This will be a key issue in the negotiations that must resume and that must lead to a just and lasting peace.\u201d\nZelenskyy added that the pair \u201cspoke primarily about security and the winter support package for Ukraine.\u201dBut just hours after their discussions we received further reports of Russian strikes on Ukraine\u2019s oil and gas facilities, including in Poltava region.Largest Ukrainian oil and gas company, Naftogaz, said the attack using ballistic missiles caused \u201ccritical damage\u201d to the site, effectively making it impossible to restore it, Reuters reported.EU deadlocked over plans to remove two Russian billionaires from sanctions listJennifer Rankinin BrusselsThe EU is deadlocked over a plan to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list as part of a bitterly disputed deal to keep broader restrictions in place on nearly 3,000 people and companies accused of enabling Vladimir Putin\u2019s war on Ukraine.Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Russian businessman and founder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov during an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia in 2018. Photograph: SPUTNIK/ReutersAmbassadors from the EU\u2019s 27 member states failed to reach agreement at a meeting early on Tuesday \u2013 their third session in around 24 hours on the topic. The senior diplomats will reconvene later today just hours ahead of a legal deadline.Without an agreement sanctions on nearly 3,000 people and entities accused of supporting the war on Ukraine will lapse at the end of Tuesday 22 September.The list includes Vladimir Putin, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, Duma deputies, Russia\u2019s major banks, energy companies and military industrial complex.The EU can also agree a short-term extension pending a longer agreement and has already prolonged the deadline by one week. One diplomat suggested that was a likely outcome.Latvia emerged as the last-minute block on an agreement. Like many member states the Baltic state has strong objections to the de-listings, which are demanded by France and Slovakia.Latvia\u2019s prime minister Andris Kulbergs tweeted late Monday night that he could not accept the proposed compromise \u2013 the de-listings of Usmanov and Fridman in exchange for a 36-month extension of the blacklist of nearly 3,000 names, far longer than the usual six-month rollover.He said:\n \u201cExtending sanctions for 36 months would be the right step. However, the price for it must not be simply striking both individuals from the sanctions list. Latvia cannot accept SUCH an offer.\u201d\nLatvian prime minister Andris Kulbergs attends the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland last week. Photograph: Kaisa Siren/EPAHe added that his foreign minister, Baiba Bra\u017ee, would work with \u201cBrussels and Paris to find a solution SUITABLE for Latvia\u2019s interests. We will seek support in the EUROPEAN UNION for Latvia\u2019s position\u201d.When details of the expected deal emerged on Monday, Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said the delisting was \u201cunacceptable and would send the wrong signal to Moscow at a time when pressure needs to increase\u201d.France infuriated and stunned EU member states by joining Slovakia\u2019s populist government in petitioning for Usmanov\u2019s de-listing earlier this month. France has told EU diplomats only that the delisting is on national security grounds. The Financial Times has reported that it is linked to a prisoner exchange deal with Azerbaijan involving the release of French nationals.Azerbaijan, along with the Organisation of Turkic States, has previously lobbied western decision-makers to remove Usmanov from sanctions listings, describing him as \u201ca renowned philanthropist\u201d who has built bridges between the West, Central Asia and wider Turkic world. Slovakia began lobbying for Usmanov and fellow billionaire Mikhail Fridman to be removed from the EU sanctions list in the summer.Luxembourg has argued that Fridman should come off the list, if Usmanov is removed. Fridman is seeking $16bn in damages from Luxembourg for freezing his assets.Morning opening: Welcome to New YorkJakub KrupaGlobal leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 81st UN general assembly and given the state of the world, it\u2019s likely to be a lively one.We are expecting to hear today from the US president, Donald Trump, Finland\u2019s president Alexander Stubb, and France\u2019s Emmanuel Macron (in his last UNGA appearance), among others.Macron got to New York early and already held talks with Trump and Ukraine\u2019s Volodymyr Zelenskyy last night, possibly trying to mediate ahead of the pair\u2019s closely watched meeting later today. Trump and Zelenskyy are expected to sit down together in the late afternoon or early evening.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron in New York, USA. Photograph: Presidential Press Service Handout/EPAOutside the main UNGA room, it will also be worth keeping an eye on Trump\u2019s meeting with Denmark\u2019s Mette Frederiksen and Greenland\u2019s Jens-Frederik Nielsen as they meet to sign the new Greenland deal on Arctic security.Expect potentially diverging interpretations of what the deal actually involves\u2026Denmark\u2019s prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen visit the 9/11 memorial and Ground Zero in New York. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/APSeparately, I will also keep an eye on events back in Europe as EU ambassadors meet in Brussels to discuss the latest Russia sanctions list with some controversial attempts to amend it and take some fairly well-known names out of it. 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