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Wednesday, 21 October 2026dailybeirut.com
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he has spoken with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have begun talks in Russia. Ukraine is ready to halt airstrikes on Moscow starting immediately.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have already begun their talks in Russia on Saturday.
It is expected that the U.S. envoys will arrive in Kyiv tomorrow, Sunday.
Zelensky said Ukraine is ready to halt airstrikes on Moscow from now on, as well as on Sunday and Monday. He also expressed hope that Russia would respond in kind regarding Kyiv.
Zelensky said via Telegram: "I just spoke with the President's envoys... From the moment of this conversation, we are ready to halt aerial strikes on cities hosting negotiations."
