Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to visit Kyiv in coming days, Zelenskyy says, as Putin signals ‘chance’ of peace
Negotiators to visit Kyiv and Moscow as US president Donald Trump says he wants to see an end to the war. What we know on day 1,654
TL;DR
- US negotiators will soon visit Moscow and Kyiv to resume efforts to end the Russian invasion.
- Vladimir Putin expressed optimism about reaching an agreement to end the war, citing support from countries like the US and China.
- Donald Trump wants the war to end and suggested halting sales of military aid and munitions to allied nations to boost US stockpiles.
- A Ukrainian strike in Russia's Belgorod region killed four people, including medical personnel.
- Russian drones struck a Coca-Cola plant near Kyiv and damaged a high-rise residential building in the capital, injuring 10 people.
- An investigation is underway into a shootout in Kyiv between two of Ukraine's security agencies.
- Russia will close German cultural centers in retaliation for an alleged drone attack on Leipzig airport.