GENEVA ¨C Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia concluded the first of two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal to end the four-year conflict.
Ahead of the negotiations in Switzerland, Russia carried out airstrikes overnight across swathes of Ukraine, severely damaging the power network in the ?southern port city of Odessa. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks left tens of thousands without heat and water.
¡°We are ready to ?move quickly ?toward a worthy agreement to end the war,¡± Zelenskyy said in his nightly address, saying he was waiting for ?a report from the negotiating team in Geneva. ¡°The question for the Russians is: Just what do they want?¡±
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