US EditionUkraine says deadly Russian strikes threaten US-backed peace talks
Russian missile and drone strikes hit Ukrainian cities during peace talks, cutting power to 88,000 families and causing civilian casualties, Kyiv officials said.
- On Saturday, Ukraine accused Russia of launching fresh deadly strikes that undermined negotiations during a second day of direct talks in Abu Dhabi, the first face-to-face US-brokered meeting since initial contact on Friday.
- Deadlock on eastern Donbas led Moscow and Kyiv to remain at odds over control, with Moscow signaling force if diplomacy fails, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said `This is a very important condition`.
- Emergency services in Kyiv said bombardments killed one person and injured 27 in Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight, while Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, detailed Russia launched `over 370 attack drones and 21 missiles of various types`.
- Power outages followed the strikes, leaving 88,000 families in Kyiv and hundreds of thousands in Nizhyn district, Chernihiv region without power as Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's chief negotiator, said talks focused `on the parameters for ending Russia's war and the further logic of the negotiation process`.
- Recent energy-sector emergency measures show diplomatic pressures, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating `This is a very important condition` regarding Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbas on Wednesday.
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Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes threaten peace talks
ABU DHABI - Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of undermining negotiations to end their almost four-year war by launching fresh deadly strikes, as officials from both countries and the United States met for a second day of direct talks in Abu Dhabi.
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