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Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘must be brought to an end’, Zelenskyy says

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the war with Russia “must be brought to an end” and emphasized the importance of ongoing diplomacy between Ukraine and its allies, particularly the United States. In a series of statements on X and during an interview with NBC, Zelenskyy mentioned discussions with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about the next steps towards peace. He also expressed gratitude for resumed intelligence sharing from the U.S., which was temporarily paused amid tensions between Ukraine and President Donald Trump.
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On October 18, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner amid tensions with US President Donald Trump, who had blocked new sanctions on Russia and struck a diesel deal with Moscow. This diplomatic fallout comes as both Russia and Ukraine have been targeting each other's energy infrastructure, including the largest drone attack by Kyiv on St Petersburg since the war began in 2022, which killed one person and hit several energy sites. Zelenskyy emphasized that a lot depends on America’s position and stressed the need to end the conflict, while Trump accused Ukraine of not wanting peace despite receiving substantial aid from Europe.

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Hedges 1 of 24 claims Outlet record 60/100
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- list 3 of 3Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites The Ukrainian leader’s comments come amid a significant diplomatic fallout with US President Donald Trump, who on Saturday waived expected sanctions targeting Russia’s energy economy and previously called renewed Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure “a disgrace”.
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🔮 Kyiv has also reported restrictions on the speed of satellite service Starshield, a military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite connectivity network, provided to Ukraine by Musk’s company SpaceX. Ukraine said its relays were experiencing a limit on how fast receivers could travel while maintaining connectivity, making it almost impossible to intercept Russia’s upgraded jet-powered long-range drones.

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the war with Russia “must be brought to an end” and that his country is preparing for the “next steps” of diplomacy to end the conflict. asserted
country → say → conflict
Zelenskyy said on X on Sunday that he had a “conversation with the American president’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner”. asserted
he → say → envoys
He added that “a lot depends” on the US position, but it’s clear there are “many things that matter to all of us”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Rubio says Ukraine without access to Starshield, future ‘under discussion’ - list 2 of 3Russia asserted
3Rubio → add → discussion
war in Ukraine puts Europe on edge asserted
war → put → edge
- list 3 of 3Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites The Ukrainian leader’s comments come amid a significant diplomatic fallout with US President Donald Trump, who on Saturday waived expected sanctions targeting Russia’s energy economy and previously called renewed Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure “a disgrace”. asserted
who → kill → infrastructure
Nonetheless, Zelenskyy said his team is in “virtually nonstop communication” with their US counterparts and said a focus of dialogue is on the results of the talks in Florida and further steps. asserted
focus → say → Florida
US wavers on Ukraine’s access to tech asserted
US → waver → tech
Also on Sunday, Zelenskyy said he was “thankful” that the US had resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a pause left Ukraine particularly vulnerable to Russia’s regular ballistic missile attacks. asserted
US → say → attacks
“It was blocked for some period of time. asserted
It → block → time
And then it was deblocked by the American side,” Zelenskyy told NBC, adding: “Only [the] United States has this unique intelligence to tell our side when Russia uses ballistic missiles. asserted
Russia → deblocke → missiles
And we didn’t get it during ballistic attacks during three days”. asserted
we → get → days
Kyiv has also reported restrictions on the speed of satellite service Starshield, a military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite connectivity network, provided to Ukraine by Musk’s company SpaceX. Ukraine said its relays were experiencing a limit on how fast receivers could travel while maintaining connectivity, making it almost impossible to intercept Russia’s upgraded jet-powered long-range drones. uncertain
it → report → drones
Musk had said any restrictions imposed on Starshield connectivity were the responsibility of the US government. asserted
restrictions → say → government
The White House quickly rebuked that and in an NBC interview on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Zelenskyy “very reckless” for accusing the US of throttling connectivity. asserted
Bessent → rebuke → connectivity
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Ukraine is currently blocked from Starshield, and that a request from Kyiv to access the system for attacks deep inside Russia is “under discussion”. asserted
request → say → discussion
Long-range attacks continue asserted
attacks → continue → ?
Also on Sunday, Ukrainian media reported that Russian strikes killed two people in the western Volyn region, near the border with Poland, and injured at least five others across the country. asserted
strikes → report → country
Overnight attacks by Russia killed a woman and injured a six-year-old in the Zaporizhzhia region. asserted
attacks → kill → region
On Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday, Ukraine hit Russia’s second-largest city, St Petersburg, with a significant drone attack. asserted
Ukraine → hit → attack
It targeted a key oil refinery and depot, a warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon and a data centre run by Russian social media company, VKontakte. asserted
It → target → company
At least one person was killed in the attack, which Russian state media said was the largest on the city since the start of the war in 2022. asserted
media → kill → 2022
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