Russia’s heavy attacks, on the eve of the meeting between Zelensky and Trump

According to RCO News Agency, today (Saturday), the Russian army attacked Kiev and other regions of Ukraine with missiles and drones, before the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump on Sunday, which he called a key meeting to reach an agreement to end the almost four-year war.

Before the overnight strikes, Zelenskiy said his talks in Florida on December 28 would focus on territory that would be controlled by both sides after the fighting ceases.

With the start of the operation of the Ukrainian air defense units, the sound of the explosion was heard in Kiev, and the Ukrainian army announced in the Telegram messenger program that the missiles were being deployed. The Ukrainian Air Force announced that Russian drones targeted the capital and regions in the northeast and south.

The air strike warning was still in place in the capital about four hours after the announcement. There were no immediate reports of damage or power outages.

Controlling territory is a diplomatic barrier

Russia had no immediate comment on the attacks.

On the night of December 25, Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and increased its attacks on the southern Odesa region, home to Ukraine’s main ports.

Amid continued intense conflict, territory remains a major diplomatic obstacle. Zelensky told reporters in Kiev that the 20-point draft of the US-led campaign to reach a peace plan is 90 percent complete.

He said that the security guarantee agreement between Ukraine and the United States is almost ready; A key element after guarantees were meaningless in the early post-Soviet years. “A lot of things can be decided before the New Year,” Zelensky told Politico.

Trump, meanwhile, said the United States was driving the process. “He doesn’t have anything until I approve it,” Trump told Politico. So we’ll see what he gets.”

Zelensky also told Axios that the United States has offered a 15-year agreement on security guarantees that could be extended, but Kiev wants a longer agreement with legally binding provisions to protect against further Russian attacks.

Trump also said that he believes the December 28 meeting will go well. He also said he expects to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin “soon, as often as I want.”

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