Russia strikes Kyiv airports as US envoys arrive for peace talks

hindustantimes.com

Russia struck airports in Kyiv and Boryspil on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, ahead of a planned visit by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss peace talks. Zelensky called the strikes a reaction to American diplomacy. The US envoys, announced by President Donald Trump on Friday, aim to secure a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. They were scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday and Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, according to US media. Ukraine has kept its airspace closed since Russia's February 2022 invasion, but officials had discussed the envoys traveling by plane. The trip follows a rare CIA director visit to Moscow and comes as long-range strikes have pushed civilian casualties to new highs.


With a significance score of 4.7, this news ranks in the top 2.3% of today's 30094 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: