Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv bombarded with drones and missiles ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks
Russia attacked Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what president Volodymyr Zelensky said would be a key meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump to work out a deal to end nearly four years of war.
Explosions sounded in Kyiv as Ukraine’s air defence units went into action, and the military said on Telegram that missiles were being deployed. The air force said Russian drones were targeting the capital and regions in the northeast and the south.
Before the overnight attacks, Zelensky said his talks in Florida would focus on the territory to be controlled by each side after a halt to the fighting.
The Ukrainian president said his peace agreement was “90 per cent ready”.
However, Trump said Zelensky “doesn’t have anything until I approve it”.
“So we’ll see what he’s got,” Trump told Politico.
The US president appeared warmer about Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“I think it’s going to go good with him. I think it’s going to go good with Putin,” he said, adding that he would speak to him “soon, as much as I want”.
