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Euronews
2 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill one as fires break out in the city
Russian overnight strikes pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least six, according to authorities. The large-scale drone and missile attack caused several fires to break out across the city, including in residential buildings, a children's daycare, outdoor kiosks and a metro station, local officials said. Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko stated that the entrance to the Lukianivska metro station was damaged, but no casualties were reported. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that the daycare caught fire as a result of the attack. Other Ukrainian cities were also targeted by Russian strikes. In Ivano-Frankivsk, three villages saw damaged infrastructure, according to Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv. The strikes follow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for a new round of peace talks to be held this week with Russia. In a video message posted on X on Saturday, Zelenskyy urged "the pace of negotiations must be increased". "A meeting at the level of leaders is needed," he said, emphasising Ukraine's willingness to do so. Ukraine's newly appointed Secretary of National Security and Defence Rustem Umerov was the one who sent Moscow the invitation, Zelenskyy said. He also previously led the delegation talks held in Istanbul last month. Moscow continued to intensify its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate. Meanwhile, a fire broke out at a train station in the Russian village of Kamenolomni in Rostov. Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar said "the roof of the railway station buildings caught fire due to falling drone debris," adding that "three people were evacuated from the dispatch point," but reporting no casualties. Kamenolomni is located about 38 kilometres from Russia's border with Ukraine. Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Ukraine launched drones into the Russian capital for a fifth straight night, with five Ukrainian drones shot down over Moscow by Russian air defences. These claims could not be independently verified.
Euronews
3 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
Zelenskyy proposes new round of peace talks with Russia
Kyiv has proposed a new round of peace talks to be held next week with Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. In a video message posted on X, Zelenskyy urged "the pace of negotiations must be increased" to ensure lasting peace. "A meeting at the level of leaders is needed," he said, emphasising Ukraine's willingness to do so. Ukraine's newly appointed Secretary of National Security and Defence, Rustem Umerov, was the one who sent Moscow the invitation, Zelenskyy said. He also previously lead the delegation talks held in Istanbul last month. The previous negotations held in June failed to lead to a ceasefire agreement, but did result in a new prisoner of war exchange. The first round of negotiations held on 16 May also resulted in a prisoner exchange, the largest one yet, but hadn't yielded much result either regarding putting an end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In his video address, Zelenskyy also urged Western allies to further toughen their sanctions against Russia. "It is very important that the new EU sanctions package is also supported by other free European countries that are currently not part of the European Union," Zelenskyy said. "We are also working on the American track, there are agreements with President Trump that must be implemented as soon as possible," he added. A day prior to Zelenskyy's address, the EU imposed new sanctions on Russia, targeting its oil and banks. It marks the 18th package of sanctions imposed by the EU since February 2022. Earlier this month, the US President also threatened harsher sanctions on Russia if a peace agreement was not reached within 50 days. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump framed the threat as a response to Russia "absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now." "To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late. Thank you," the US president said.
