A few hours after the new Volenterosi summit in London marked by Zelensky’s pressure on European leaders to receive long-range weapons, Moscow launches yet another attack against Kiev. And while on the other side of the ocean, the Kremlin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who has arrived in the United States, seems to open up to a possible “diplomatic solution” to the conflict, Russian drones and missiles rain down on the Ukrainian capital during the night.
At least eight people – this is the provisional toll – were injured and several houses were damaged. The sound of sirens, the trails of missiles, then the explosions. “The city is under attack,” said the mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko on Telegram, urging people to remain in shelters. “There are currently eight injured in the capital,” he added, explaining that three of them have been hospitalized. Houses also on fire in the Darnytskyi and Desniansky neighborhoods where firefighters intervened.
New elements on his negotiating front could emerge from the meeting that should be held today between Kirill Dmitriev and Steve Witkoff. In an interview with CNN, the Kremlin’s special envoy said that we could get closer to “a diplomatic solution” to the conflict. «We need to understand Russia’s position and Russian concerns», his words to the American broadcaster.
While awaiting any developments on the level of negotiations, the coalition of the Willing continues to put pressure on the Kremlin. For European leaders – albeit with different nuances – it is time to accelerate military supplies to Ukraine. In order to ‘force’ Putin to sit at the negotiating table. “I believe we can do more in terms of capacity” in particular on the deliveries of “long-range” weapons to Kiev, the appeal made yesterday to the allies by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.