Negotiators may meet again soon for talks - Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced potential upcoming trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the US following a massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv. Despite the ongoing violence, there is a push to resume diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
Why it matters
The potential for high-level diplomatic negotiations amidst escalating military strikes is critical to the future of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators could meet as early as this month for talks on finding an end to the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, hours after Moscow pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones.
The overnight barrage killed three people, the capital's mayor said, sending smoke billowing above the city as Moscow ended its temporary halt to strikes on Kyiv.
US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had visited the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at the weekend for talks with both Mr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
There was no immediate breakthrough in the bid to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, but Mr Zelensky said there were hopes to resume direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in the coming weeks.
"All of us will be preparing and bringing closer a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia, and America," Mr Zelensky told journalists.
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