19/7/2025–|Last update: 22:14 (Mecca time)
The Ukrainian President announced Volodimir Zellinski On Saturday- Kiev proposed to Moscow a new third round of peace talks next week, after negotiations between the two parties stalled in early June.
During two rounds – in Istanbul between Moscow and Kiev, he failed to make any progress towards the ceasefire, and only resulted in an agreement for large exchanges of prisoners and dead military personnel.
“The Secretary of the National Security Council said The streets of street He suggested holding the next meeting with the Russian side next week, “adding that” the momentum of negotiations must be strengthened. “
The Ukrainian President also emphasized his willingness to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Face to face, saying, “There must be a meeting at the level of leadership to ensure a true and lasting peace.”
During the talks that took place last month, Russia has set a list of strict demands, including Ukraine’s abdication of more lands and rejecting all forms of Western military support for them.
For her part, Kiev rejected these proposals, considering that she was “unacceptable” and wondered at the time of the feasibility of making more negotiations if Moscow is not ready to make concessions.
Earlier this month, the Kremlin said he was ready to continue talks with Ukraine after the American president gave Donald Trump Russia is 50 days to reach a peace agreement or face more sanctions.
Trump has also pledged to provide Ukraine with new military aid, under the auspices of NATO partners (NATOAt a time when its cities are exposed to increasing Russian air attacks.
Correspondence and suspension of trips
On the ground, Russia announced earlier today the shooting down of 4 Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 27 Ukrainian careers, of which 4 aircraft over the Moscow area, 15 over Breansk, 6 over the Kaloga area and two over the Tula area.
The Russian Aviation Monitoring Authority (Rosavology) also announced that Fanukovo and Dumodidovo airports in Moscow have suspended arrival and departure flights for safety reasons before the resumption of operations at a later time.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian authorities said that the Russian forces launched a major attack with marches on the coastal city of Odessa overlooking the Black Sea early today, which led to the burning of a multi -storey residential building and the killing of a resident.
The Ukrainian president said this attack on Odessa hit 6 people, including a child.
He added – on the application of Telegram – that Russia fired more than 30 missiles and 300 marks during its night attack, which targeted 10 regions of the country, and stressed the importance of air defense mechanisms.
Zellinski said that the latest attack on marches on the northeastern Sumi area caused damage to the vital infrastructure, as the electricity was cut off from thousands of families.
A Russian shelling on the Dniprobrovsk region (in the east of the country) also killed at least 3 people, according to the local authorities.
On the other hand, a missile landed in the town of Vasilkvska in the Dniprobroprovsk region, according to the ruler Sergey Lesak.
Lesak explained that the attack destroyed a medical center, a school, and a “cultural institution” and damaged homes.
It is noteworthy that Russia launched – recent weeks – night attacks on Ukraine with a record number of missiles and marches, and the Russian bombing claimed the day before the lives of at least 6 people, according to the authorities, despite the recent warning that the American president sent to Moscow.