Trump and Zelensky to meet in Washington amid strikes and airspace violations
US President Donald Trump will host Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday for ceasefire talks, following a deadly Russian strike in Kyiv and security incidents in NATO and Middle East airspace.
US President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday to discuss potential diplomatic pathways to end the war, including a proposed aerial ceasefire. The talks follow a deadly Russian missile attack on a defense industry exhibition in the Kyiv region, which left ten people dead and nearly 100 injured. Ukrainian President Zelensky criticized the decision to hold the public exhibition.
Meanwhile, military escalations spread across multiple regions. Romanian F-16 fighter jets intercepted and shot down an unauthorized drone that crossed into the country's airspace, marking a new violation of NATO territory. In the Middle East, air defense forces in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain intercepted a series of Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles launched toward their territories.
Sources: HRT Vijesti, Vijesti
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