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Zelenskyy orders attacks on Moscow suspended after Putin does the same for Kyiv

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would suspend air attacks on Moscow through Monday, after Vladimir Putin announced a three-day halt to Russian attacks on Kyiv.
  • The pauses coincide with a visit to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
  • Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately bombing Kyiv-area airports before the visit, while saying Ukraine was ready for substantive negotiations.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from air attacks on Moscow through Monday, after Vladimir Putin announced a three-day suspension of Russian attacks on Kyiv ahead of a visit by U.S. presidential envoys.

Zelenskyy said he had spoken with the envoys and that they had begun work with the Russian side. “From this moment, we are ready to respect a ceasefire in air attacks against the cities involved in the negotiation process,” he said on social media.

From this moment, we are ready to respect a ceasefire in air attacks against the cities involved in the negotiation process.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy announced Ukraine’s suspension of air attacks during the envoys’ visits.

He said Ukraine would abstain from attacks on Moscow from the end of Saturday through Sunday and Monday, and expected Russia to do the same with Kyiv. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to arrive in Kyiv on Sunday. Zelenskyy had already said on Friday that he would ensure normal operation of Russian airspace so negotiators could travel safely.

It is clear that these Russian attacks on the airports are a reaction to the talks and preparations for the possibility that the American side will use a plane to travel to Ukraine and land at Kyiv airport or Boryspil.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe accused Russia of targeting airports before the U.S. envoys’ visit.

Before Putin announced the pause in attacks on Kyiv, Zelenskyy accused Russia of deliberately bombing the capital’s airports and Boryspil airport. “It is clear that these Russian attacks on the airports are a reaction to the talks and preparations for the possibility that the American side will use a plane to travel to Ukraine and land at Kyiv airport or Boryspil,” he said.

Ukraine has kept its airspace closed to civil aviation since February 24, 2022, because of the war. People and official delegations generally enter and travel through the country by train or road, often via neighboring European countries. A pause in attacks could allow Witkoff and Kushner’s aircraft to land at one of the two airports. Zelenskyy said he and his team were ready for a substantive discussion and promised “one hundred percent” firmness and effectiveness in the talks.

one hundred percent

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe used the phrase to promise firmness and effectiveness in negotiations.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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