Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills at least one, sparks fires, Ukraine says

Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine just ahead of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's visit

Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early Wednesday just hours before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived for a visit to discuss a security deal.

If Ukraine and Russia negotiate an end to the war at some point, President Selenskyy assumes an exchange of territory. However, the Kremlin refuses to do so. However, the new U.S. government becomes diplomatically more active.

Russia launches deadly attack on Ukraine's capital, rules out swapping occupied territory

Ukraine's leader says a Russian strike on Kyiv shows Putin is "not preparing for peace," as the Kremlin rules out swapping occupied territory for a peace deal.

Russia will not discuss the exchange of occupied territories during negotiations with Ukraine, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, at a briefing. This is how he commented on the words of Vladimir Zelensky, who proposed to exchange part of the Kursk region, which is controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for part of Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia.

Russia says it will never swap Ukrainian territory for Kyiv-held parts of Kursk region

MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia will never discuss trading the Ukrainian territory it holds for areas in Russia's western Kursk region held by Kyiv.

Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills one, Ukraine says

A pre-dawn Russian missile salvo on the Ukrainian capital killed at least one civilian and injured four others on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said.