{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "NewsArticle", "@id": "https://niharikatimes.com/en/article/russia-strikes-kyiv-airports-ahead-of-us-envoys-peace-talks", "url": "https://niharikatimes.com/en/article/russia-strikes-kyiv-airports-ahead-of-us-envoys-peace-talks", "article_id": 3969, "headline": "Russia strikes Kyiv airports ahead of US envoys’ peace talks", "summary": "Russian forces struck airports in Kyiv and Boryspil shortly before US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived to discuss a peace proposal aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a temporary ceasefire during the US envoy visit and condemned the Russian attacks as an escalation. The strikes targeted key locations including the Security Service of Ukraine building, and Ukraine assured safe passage for the negotiators.", "articleBody": "Russian forces struck airports in Kyiv and nearby Boryspil just before US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived to discuss a peace proposal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a temporary ceasefire during the talks and condemned the attacks as a major escalation.\n\nThe Russian strikes targeted Kyiv’s airports, a clear reaction to preparations for the US envoys’ visit, according to multiple sources. The attacks came ahead of planned discussions aimed at ending the four-year conflict in Ukraine.\n\nPresident Zelenskyy said a Russian drone hit the central building of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv, opposite the St. Sophia Cathedral. He instructed the SBU to deliver an \"appropriate, tangible response\" to the strike. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga described the attack as a \"major escalation.\"\n\nZelenskyy proposed that Ukraine would observe a temporary ceasefire with Russia while the US envoys are in Moscow and Kyiv. He emphasized, \"There will be no airstrikes on our part, and Russia must reciprocally ensure a ceasefire — without its own airstrikes — for the duration needed to conduct these talks.\"\nयह भी पढ़ें\nट्रंप की पहली पसंद पीएम मोदी, G20 में मुलाकात की संभावना\nनेपाल की बाढ़ में 9 दिन बाद सुरंग से दो मजदूर जिंदा निकाले गए\n\nHe also assured that, as during previous diplomatic visits by the American side, Ukraine would ensure the normal functioning of Russian airspace so the negotiators could arrive safely. US President Donald Trump announced the envoy mission, saying he was sending Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal to end the war.\n\nThe envoys’ arrival and the proposed talks come amid efforts to overcome a diplomatic deadlock in Europe. Russian-Iranian drones were reportedly used in the strikes, seen as a response to American diplomacy. 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