Missiles Hit Kyiv Hours After Russia Says It's Ready to Talk
Ukraine's capital came under a new missile attack hours after Russia said it was 'ready in principle' to resume peace talks, and after the US president described this as the closest the world has been to ending the war.
Several houses were hit on Wednesday night, injuring six people, Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.
The strike landed during a fresh diplomatic push led by the president's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Ushakov, speaking to reporters after Wednesday's talks in St Petersburg, suggested a new round could be held around 10 November in Abu Dhabi.
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Being 'ready in principle' costs a government almost nothing. Hours after that statement, houses in Kyiv were hit and six people were injured.
The harder question is what either side actually brings to the table: Putin reiterated to Witkoff, according to Ushakov, that Russian troops were advancing everywhere across the front line and held a 'strategic initiative'. Ukraine and its European allies dispute that, pointing instead to a virtual stalemate on the front.