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Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Region as US Envoys Begin New Moscow-Kyiv Peace Mission
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces struck airport infrastructure in Kyiv and Boryspil ahead of a planned visit by senior US negotiators, adding another layer of tension to Washington’s renewed effort to broker an end to the war. Separately, Interfax reported that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared…
Why it matters: Continued strikes during a high-level US diplomatic mission weaken expectations of an imminent ceasefire and highlight the gap between renewed negotiations and conditions on the battlefield. For markets, the key transmission channel is whether diplomacy begins reducing geopolitical risk or whether continued escalation sustains demand for defensive assets and increases risks to European growth and energy infrastructure.
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September 5, 2026 3.2K
