US Envoys Resume Talks; Russia Jabs at US After Moscow Visit

The most tangible outcome of the US special envoys' two-day talks in Moscow and Kyiv is the resumption of the negotiation process, according to security expert Rainer Saks. He states it is premature to discuss any deconfliction of the warring parties' positions. During the envoys' visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed through a truce limited only to halting air attacks on Moscow and Kyiv. Meanwhile, the Russian army continued drone strikes elsewhere in Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties. In response, the Ukrainian army demonstrated its capabilities with a large-scale drone attack on the Ryazan oil refinery early yesterday, igniting fires in two locations. Saks writes that Russia has made jabs at the US following the Moscow visit, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received ideas that cannot be discussed publicly.