KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned he would meet US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations Common Meeting subsequent week as Russia intensified strikes throughout his nation.
Russia carried out considered one of its largest aerial assaults in a single day, firing 40 missiles and a few 580 drones at Ukraine in a barrage that killed not less than three folks and wounded dozens, Zelenskyy mentioned on Saturday (Sep 20).
A Ukrainian strike, in the meantime, killed 4 folks in Russia’s southwestern Samara area, a neighborhood governor mentioned, in one of many deadliest Ukrainian retaliatory strikes on Russia since Moscow launched its invasion in 2022.
Zelenskyy mentioned he would maintain “a gathering with the President of the USA”, including he would focus on safety ensures for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia throughout the talks with Trump.
Ukraine has insisted on Western-backed safety ensures to forestall future Russian assaults. Russian President Vladimir Putin has nonetheless warned that any Western troops in Ukraine can be unacceptable and legit targets.
A US-led push for a fast finish to the conflict has stalled and Russia successfully dominated out a gathering between Putin and Zelenskyy – one thing that Kyiv says is the one manner in direction of peace.
“We count on sanctions if there isn’t a assembly between the leaders or, for instance, no ceasefire,” Zelenskyy mentioned in feedback launched by the Ukrainian presidency on Saturday.
“We’re prepared for a gathering with Putin. I’ve spoken about this. Each bilateral and trilateral. He’s not prepared,” Zelenskyy added.
In Russia’s newest aerial assault of Ukraine, “a missile with cluster munitions immediately struck an condo constructing” within the central metropolis of Dnipro, Zelenskyy mentioned earlier on social media.
He posted photos of automobiles and a constructing on hearth and rescuers carrying an individual to security amid rubble scattered close by.
Within the Dnipropetrovsk area, the strikes killed one particular person and wounded not less than 30, with one man in a critical situation, regional governor Sergiy Lysak mentioned.
