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A Russian drone onslaught connected the metropolis of Zaporizhzhia killed astatine slightest 2 people, a Ukrainian authoritative said, up of expected U.S.-Ukraine talks.
Zaporizhzhia determination caput Ivan Fedorov said a antheral and a pistillate were killed and 2 children wounded erstwhile a Russian drone deed a backstage location connected Saturday (March 21, 2026) morning.
The onslaught came up of expected U.S.-Ukraine talks, which Ukrainian authorities media reported would instrumentality spot aboriginal successful the time successful Miami.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said precocious connected Thursday (March 19) helium had sent an authoritative delegation to the United States successful a bid to determination guardant suspended U.S.-brokered talks connected ending Russia’s invasion.
Trilateral talks involving Russia, which person yet to nutrient immoderate breakthrough connected cardinal issues, person been connected crystal portion the Iran warfare has dominated planetary attention.
The White House did not corroborate immoderate gathering with the Ukrainian delegation.
Zelenskyy said the main tasks successful the U.S. volition beryllium to guarantee that the trilateral talks resume and that Washington continues to let different NATO countries to acquisition American weapons to nonstop to Ukraine.
A elder Kremlin authoritative indicated Friday that a caller circular of U.S.-mediated negotiations betwixt Moscow and Kyiv volition apt instrumentality spot soon.
“The intermission is temporary, we anticipation it’s impermanent regarding the continuation of the trilateral format,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
Western European officials person implicit the past twelvemonth repeatedly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet successful negotiations portion helium tries to property his bigger army’s battlefield inaugural and seizure much Ukrainian land. Russian forces clasp astir 20% of Ukraine.
The latest struggle successful the Middle East that began Feb. 28 with Israeli and U.S. strikes connected Iran has diverted planetary attraction from Ukraine’s plight.
At the aforesaid time, Russia is getting a fiscal windfall from a impermanent U.S. waiver connected lipid sanctions, portion Ukraine is desperately abbreviated of currency and inactive waiting for a 90-billion-euro ($103 billion) indebtedness promised by the European Union.
