Ukraine Peace Talks: Coalition of the Willing to Meet in Paris

Ukraine Strikes & Paris Peace Talks: Russian strikes on Ukraine early Monday killed two people and prompted evacuations in freezing temperatures, ahead of a Paris meeting to revive diplomatic efforts.

Key Players at Paris Meeting: US ‌envoy Steve Witkoff and‍ Jared Kushner (Donald⁢ Trump’s son-in-law) will attend the meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. This is part of a US-led effort to ‌end the four-year-old Russian invasion.

Medical Clinic Attack: A Russian strike⁣ caused a fire at a Kyiv medical clinic, killing one person (a 30-year-old⁢ man) and wounding three. 26 patients were in the‍ clinic ⁢at the time.Doctors and⁤ nurses evacuated the wounded under fire.

Additional ⁤Casualty & Damage: A man​ in his 70s was killed in Fastiv. The strikes caused‍ power outages, but ​backup​ systems were activated.

Scale of ​Attack: Russia ​launched 165 drones and at⁤ least nine missiles overnight.

ukraine’s Position: Ukrainian President Volodymyr​ Zelensky states Ukraine has assistance needs​ and a peace plan is “90 percent” ready. Security advisors from ⁣15 countries met ⁢in ‌Kyiv to prepare.

US Distraction?: A⁤ US military ‍attack on Venezuela overshadowed the Kyiv talks.

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