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Zelenskyy says Russian attacks targeted Kyiv airports before US envoys’ visit

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

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  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight Russian attacks targeted Kyiv’s two airports before expected visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
  • Zelenskyy called the strikes a reaction to preparations for the American delegation to travel to Ukraine by air and said Ukraine posed no threat to diplomacy.
  • The envoys were expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s overnight attacks on Kyiv’s two airports were a reaction to preparations for US envoys to fly into Ukraine for talks on ending the war.

“Clearly, these Russian attacks on the airports are a reaction to the talks and preparations for the American side to travel to Ukraine by air, or land at the airports in Kyiv or Boryspil,” the Ukrainian president said. He added that Ukraine would pose “no threat to diplomacy.”

Clearly, these Russian attacks on the airports are a reaction to the talks and preparations for the American side to travel to Ukraine by air, or land at the airports in Kyiv or Boryspil.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president described the reported airport attacks as a reaction to preparations for US envoys to visit Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, would travel to Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend with a proposal to end the conflict, which the article said had lasted more than four years.

A senior Ukrainian official told AFP that the envoys were expected to arrive in Kyiv on Sunday. US media outlet Axios reported that they would first meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday and then meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday. The Kremlin declined to comment.

no threat to diplomacy

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy said Ukraine posed no threat to diplomatic efforts.
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