Russian missiles hit Kyiv as Moscow signals readiness for peace talks

Missiles struck Kyiv throughout the night, authorities said early on Thursday, sending residents into shelters and wounding six shortly after Russia signaled it was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States. US President Donald Trump said after his envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that it was "the closest we've been" to ending the war. Witkoff praised Putin as a "humanitarian" for freeing US citizen Stephen Hubbard, but the Kremlin warned after the meeting in Saint Petersburg that while Moscow was "in principle" willing to restart talks there was little "substance" in Ukrainian and European peace proposals the US diplomat had delivered. Attacks did not let up overnight, with Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko posting on social media that missile strikes had wounded six people in the capital, four of whom needed hospitalisation. Ukraine's Airforce posted a warning in the early hours of "more ballistic missiles towards Kyiv" and instructed residents to stay in shelters. Russian authorities also said they had intercepted drones during the night, including more than 160 flying towards Moscow. Witkoff had flown to Russ...