US envoys arrive for peace talks as regional strikes continue

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived for peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow, coinciding with a four-day operational pause for Ukrainian forces. While both sides agreed to suspend strikes on the capital cities, regional fighting persisted overnight. Shelling and drone strikes caused casualties across Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Belgorod, and Sochi. US President Donald Trump announced that both nations agreed to refrain from targeting energy facilities. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukraine's compliance depends on Western partners guaranteeing Russian adherence. In other developments, European Union officials denounced a Russian strike on a train near the Polish border, and Zelensky issued a decree dismissing Ukraine's prosecutor general.

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