Kharkiv:
Russia fired a fresh volley of missiles and drones in Ukraine overnight, injured dozens of people, Kiev said on Friday, as the United States warned that if it did not see progress soon, it could end the broker’s efforts for a ceasefire.
US President Donald Trump has failed to take out any major concessions from Kremlin, despite repeated talks between his administration and Russia over a three-year war, putting pressure on Moscow and Kiev.
After meeting European officials in Paris to discuss Ukraine, US State Secretary Marco Rubio said Washington needs to find out soon whether a ceasefire was “notable in short term”.
“Because if it is not, I think we are just going to move forward,” he told reporters at Le Borgate Airport before leaving the French capital.
Officials said Russia firing at least six missiles and dozens of drones in Ukraine overnight, killing two people in the eastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumi and injuring 70 others.
Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky slammed the attack, which came a few days before Easter.
“This is that Russia started Good Friday – with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, Shahd drones. Our people and cities have a joke,” he said on Telegram.
An AFP photographer in the city of Kharkiv saw after a strike, which scattered the debris and the debris on a road.
An elderly resident could be seen banded, his face smelled with blood, while the residents assessed the loss.
‘Memorandum’ on mineral deal
Since the position Trump has discovered warm relationships with Kremlin, which has worried the Kiev and operated a nail between the US and its European colleagues.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for a full and unconditional stagnation in the struggle last month, while Kremlin has created a truste in the Black Sea, lifting some restrictions in the West.
Trump has repeatedly expressed anger and frustration in Zelancesi in a marked stop from his predecessor, Joe Biden.
The US is pushing Ukraine into a deal that will provide Washington access to its mineral resources.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister will visit Washington next week for interaction with top US authorities to obtain minerals and resource deal by 26 April, according to the US-Qureine signed on the “Memorandum of Intent” published on Friday.
Trump wants the deal – designed to pay the United States of Royalty on Ukrainian mining and rare mineral profits – as compensation for assistance given to Ukraine under Biden.
Witchoff on ‘Russian side’
France hosted meetings between the US and European authorities in Paris on Thursday, stating that the talks started the “positive process”.
The meetings consisted of French President Emmanuel Macron, Rubio and US messenger Steve Vitcooff.
European authorities expressed disappointment over the peace process, while Ukraine expressed concern that one of Trump’s closest colleagues – Vitkoff – is biased towards Russia.
Zelansky on Thursday accused the “Russian side strategy” of adopting a peace agreement with Hing on the situation in Ukraine -occupied areas.
“He is a conscious or unknowingly, I don’t know, to spread the Russian narratives,” Zelancesi told reporters.
Vicchoff told Fox News on Monday that a peace agreement depends on the “so-called five regions”-Donetnsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhjia, Khercen and Ukrainian region of Crimea, Russia claimed that it claimed.
The Kremlin wants his claims to be recognized as part of any peace deal on the areas, a proposal that Ukraine has killed. Moscow does not fully control any of them except Crimea, which was seized in 2014.
Zelancesi also said that he had “information” on Thursday, supplying weapons to Russia, amidst a growing row amidst China’s support on Moscow support between Kiev and Beijing.
China, which depicted itself as a neutral party in a three-year war, has returned to Kiev’s criticism and has called all parties in the conflict to avoid “irresponsible comments”.
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