World · 2026-10-22 · Morning briefing

Missiles strike Kyiv hours after Russia signals peace talk readiness

Russian missiles struck Kyiv on Wednesday night, injuring six people and damaging several houses, according to the city's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko. The attack occurred just hours after Moscow stated it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and the US president, Donald Trump, declared the world was "the closest we've been" to ending the war.

The diplomatic push is being led by Mr Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Mr Witkoff met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo before holding three hours of talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg. While Mr Witkoff called the talks "constructive", a Putin aide, Yuri Ushakov, dismissed the proposals as not very "useful". Mr Zelensky said he would now accept a deal to freeze the war along current front lines, leaving Russia in control of roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory.

As a prelude to the meeting, Russia released Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American citizen jailed for nearly seven years. The gesture prompted Mr Witkoff to call Mr Putin a "humanitarian". Despite the mixed signals, Mr Ushakov suggested a new round of talks could be held around November 10th in Abu Dhabi.

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• Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight as Moscow signals readiness for peace talks
• Rockets hit Kiev after new signal for peace talks
• Russian Strikes Leave At Least 9 Killed As Kyiv Says West Gave No Warning
• Russian Ballistic Missiles Strike Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi District, Leaving Five Injured
• Missiles strike Ukraine’s capital Kyiv after US envoy visits Russia

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