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A Russian glide bomb strike on two buses in Kramatorsk killed at least 30 people and wounded 18, marking one of the deadliest civilian attacks in months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed a response, while Ukraine simultaneously struck a Yandex data center and an oil refinery in Russia. US envoys are set to meet Ukrainian officials in Miami to discuss peace negotiations.
Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned that Ukraine must 'pay a price' for recent actions, coinciding with an unprecedented surge in Russian drone strikes on central Kyiv and other civilian targets. The Kremlin has authorized its military to hit any targets it deems appropriate, while Ukraine has escalated attacks on Russian refineries and logistics hubs, forcing Moscow to import fuel. Despite the escalation, Peskov ruled out progress in US-mediated peace talks, and Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Kyiv's moves as provocative, stating they will only worsen the situation for Ukraine.
Iran has submitted a new proposal to the US administration, delivered via Qatari mediators at the UN General Assembly, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and immediately begin nuclear negotiations. The plan, which mirrors a failed June agreement but accelerates the timeline, requires the US to lift sanctions and end military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, before the strait reopens. While Tehran awaits a response, analysts note significant hurdles, including US demands for immediate nuclear concessions and potential Israeli opposition to Iranian control over the waterway.
A report says a hardline faction in Tehran, aided by the public absence of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, ordered July attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz led by paramilitary chief Hossein Taeb to derail a U.S.–Iran peace memorandum, highlighting a split between hardliners and moderates over negotiations.
Russia launched ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv as a three‑day ceasefire expired, causing fires and damage to residential buildings after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv and Moscow to advance stalled peace negotiations between Zelensky and Putin.
Ukraine’s Anna Skorokhod says Kushner and Witkoff failed to restart peace talks and instead delivered even harsher Kremlin terms to Kyiv, signaling Moscow’s willingness to press concessions such as territorial ceding and neutrality. Kyiv and Russian state media portrayed the mission as political theater, while the US envoys claimed progress, leaving the peace process effectively deadlocked.
President Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin in a constructive, hour-long call focused on Ukraine and a proposed peace deal; Putin outlined battlefield goals while denying plans to threaten Europe, as U.S. envoys visited Kyiv and met Zelenskyy to discuss options, but no breakthrough occurred amid continuing fighting and civilian casualties.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv with new, reportedly more effective peace proposals, signaling ongoing talks but no breakthrough yet. Zelensky warned the war could extend into winter, while Washington called the discussions substantive and promising. The visit, marked by a Peace Express train and European attendance, followed Putin’s Moscow trip; the White House said substantive plans would be announced in coming weeks, though Kyiv remains wary that major territorial issues require a leaders’ meeting.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow, signaling renewed momentum to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s proposals are ready as Washington sketches substantive next steps to revive stalled peace efforts in the coming weeks, even as Kyiv braces for a difficult winter amid energy shortages and ongoing Russian strikes.
US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy on ending the war, coming on the heels of discussions with Putin in Moscow. The mission centers on a Washington- Kyiv peace plan, though key points remain unresolved; both sides noted “substantive” next steps, while a three-day lull on strikes was pledged to ease the envoys’ passage. Kyiv has faced drone strikes and airspace closures amid ongoing attacks, and Ukraine faces winter concerns and Patriot missile shortages as diplomacy continues.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow ahead of a weekend of diplomacy to accelerate efforts to end the war in Ukraine, with plans to travel to Kyiv on Sunday for talks with Zelensky and possibly meet Putin; Washington says they carry a proposal to end the war, though no breakthrough has yet materialized, while Moscow reportedly paused strikes on Kyiv for three days in response to the visit and Zelensky condemned overnight strikes on Kyiv airports and a civilian building in the Dnipro region.
Ukraine’s Kyrylo Budanov says Russia invited Kyiv to Moscow for peace talks after a Geneva round that could have included Vladimir Putin, but the visit never occurred. US‑mediated talks are expected to resume by late September with two major sticking points—Zaporizhzhia plant management and Donbas territory—while lower‑level contacts continue.
US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow on Saturday and Kyiv on Sunday to push a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, meeting Zelensky after talks with Putin; Zelensky asked for airspace safety guarantees during the trip, while Tass cites Sept. 5-6 dates, and a drone strike hit the Kyiv office of SBU chief Oleksandr Poklad, who was unharmed.
After fierce fighting, Kyrylo Budanov, Zelensky’s chief of staff and a former Ukrainian military spy chief, pushes for a negotiated peace with Russia as talks resume; Russia has floated a meeting in Moscow that could involve Putin, while Budanov faces terrorism charges in Russia but has signaled willingness to do whatever it takes to reach a settlement.
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian signaled Tehran is ready to reciprocate if the United States meets the June ceasefire commitments in the MoU, signaling a willingness to resume peace talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan. But Washington’s ongoing economic pressure and fresh strikes against Iran, internal Iranian rivalries (including hard-liner IRGC elements), the collapse of the MoU, and regional tensions around the Strait of Hormuz complicate any quick resumption of negotiations, with Qatar urging diplomacy and mediators watching closely.