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One person was killed and four were wounded in Russian drone
attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to Kyiv City
Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
In Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, drone attacks wounded
27 people, Kharkiv regional head Oleh Syniehubov said Saturday.
The attacks came as envoys were expected to meet in Abu Dhabi,
the UAE capital, for a second day of talks on Saturday. The
talks are the first known instance that officials from the Trump
administration have sat down with both countries as part of
Washington’s push for progress to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old
invasion.
The UAE’s foreign ministry said the talks are part of efforts
“to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the
crisis.” The White House described Friday's first day as
productive.
Following the latest attacks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii
Sybiha slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin over the
onslaught.
“Cynically, Putin ordered a brutal massive missile strike
against Ukraine right while delegations are meeting in Abu Dhabi
to advance the America-led peace process,” Sybiha wrote on X.
“His missiles hit not only our people, but also the negotiation
table.”
There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent days,
from Switzerland to the Kremlin, even though serious obstacles
remain between both sides.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Davos,
Switzerland, on Thursday that a potential peace deal was “nearly
ready,” certain sensitive sticking points — most notably those
related to territorial issues — remain unresolved.
Just hours before the three-way talks began, Putin discussed a
Ukraine settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon overnight talks.
The Kremlin insists that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must
withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia
illegally annexed but has not fully captured.
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