Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack On Russia As U.S. Officials Push Peace Talks
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A senior Ukrainian delegation will meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war.
Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions overnight, military officials said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the biggest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia in the three-year war.
The attack came hours before the start of key Ukraine-U.S. talks in Saudi Arabia on how to stop Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, officials said.
A senior Ukrainian delegation, meanwhile, was to meet with America’s top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian or U.S. officials on the attack.
The talks in Saudi Arabia reflect a new diplomatic push after an unprecedented argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House. Ukrainian officials told The Associated Press on Monday that they will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea, which would bring safer shipping, as well long-range missile strikes that have hit civilians in Ukraine, and the release of prisoners.
The Kremlin has not publicly offered any concessions. Russia has said it’s ready to cease hostilities on condition that Ukraine drops its bid to join NATO and recognizes regions that Moscow occupies as Russian.
“Europe’s future does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow," French President Emmanuel Macron said.
The Israeli prime minister threw a tantrum over demands to establish an investigative commission on Hamas' attack.
The meeting in Cairo comes as Israel blocks all aid from entering the Palestinian territory to get Hamas to accept an alternative ceasefire proposal by the U.S.
Human rights groups stress that weaponizing starvation by intentionally depriving civilians of lifesaving aid is a war crime under international humanitarian law.
The pope, in a message shared by the Vatican, thanked his doctors for their care and well-wishers for their prayers as he remains in the hospital.
The encounter left the future of the U.S.-Ukraine relationship, and Kyiv’s ability to defend itself in the brutal conflict with Russia, in mortal jeopardy.
Doctors said it would take a day or two to evaluate how and if the episode impacted Francis’ overall clinical condition.
Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy as a defender of his country's interests.