US EditionUkraine Proposes Fresh Peace Talks With Russia Next Week
RUSSIA, JUL 21 – Zelenskyy urges accelerated negotiations and assigns Rustem Umerov to strengthen weapons agreements amid Russia's intensified drone strikes disrupting Moscow's air traffic.
- On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a new round of peace talks next week, hours after recent Russian strikes killed more civilians.
- Amid intensified assaults, Russia launched over 300 drones and 30 cruise missiles overnight in Odesa, causing casualties, Russian Defence Ministry said.
- Umerov's team indicated he sent the offer for next week's meeting, with sources telling TASS that talks would be held in Istanbul where two rounds already took place.
- Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow remains open to peace but will prioritize its goals, signalling cautious ambiguity in response to Ukraine's proposal.
- Following stalled talks, negotiators will focus on ceasefire, prisoner exchanges and the return of deported children, after two Istanbul rounds yielded little beyond exchanges and repatriations.
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