US EditionZelensky Calls for Putin Talks as Peace Efforts Stall
Ukraine marked its independence with drone strikes on Russian targets amid stalled peace talks and ongoing conflict that has lasted four years, according to Kyiv officials.
- On Sunday, US envoy Keith Kellogg attended Ukraine's independence celebrations in Kyiv and received the Ukrainian Order of Merit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as war peace efforts stalled.
- Against a backdrop of war, Kyiv celebrated Independence Day as Ukraine marked its holiday amid Russia's invasion and launched drone strikes on Sunday, causing a fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.
- Also on Sunday, officials noted that Ukraine and Russia each returned 146 prisoners and civilians, and President Volodymyr Zelensky told the crowd `This is how Ukraine strikes when its calls for peace are ignored`.
- Officials said the immediate result was a fire sparked by a drone at Kursk Nuclear Power Plant was extinguished with no casualties or increased radiation, while Ukraine reported attacks by a ballistic missile and 72 Iranian-made Shahed drones, 48 shot down by Ukraine's air force.
- Despite shuttle diplomacy, officials reported that Russia on Friday said no immediate meeting between Vladimir Putin, Russian President, and Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, was planned, while Zelensky renewed calls for a bilateral summit, saying a meeting with Putin would be `the most effective way forward`.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this Sunday that a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would be "the most effective way forward" in the face of the stalemate in diplomatic efforts to end the war. These statements took place during the 34th anniversary of the independence of the European country, a day marked by various commemorations, but also by a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia. The chances of peace an…
Zelensky Calls for Putin Talks as Peace Efforts Stall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be “the most effective way forward” amid stalled diplomatic attempts to end the war as he celebrated Ukraine's Independence Day.
Moscow's foreign minister does not want to know about an early meeting between Putin and Selensky. Despite all the adversities, the Ukrainian President on Independence Day is encouraging his fellow countrymen – and is also sending military signals of resistance.
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Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be "the most effective way forward" amid stalled diplomatic attempts to end the war as he celebrated Ukraine's Independence Day.
US Envoy Visits Ukraine on Independence Day as Peace Efforts Stall
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