Russian Strikes Kill Several in Ukraine After Witkoff-Putin Talks; Zelensky Open to Freeze
Photo: CBS NewsRussian strikes hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian areas overnight into Thursday, killing at least four people, Ukraine's foreign ministry said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 34 were hurt, including five children, and that three ballistic missiles with cluster warheads hit Kyiv. Kyiv authorities reported two dead, and two women were killed at a market in Lozova. Russia's Defense Ministry said it downed 808 Ukrainian drones, with two people injured, while Moscow's mayor cited over 600 drones aimed at the capital. The attacks came hours after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin, who said Russia would resume trilateral talks next month, though the Kremlin rejected Witkoff's new ideas. Russia also freed American Stephen Hubbard.
Right-leaning Breitbart covered a different moment: Zelensky telling Fox News on Wednesday he would accept freezing the war along current lines, then seek security guarantees, after meeting Witkoff in Oslo. Left-leaning CBS led with the cluster munitions claim and casualty figures, adding treaty context. Alternative outlet France 24 stressed Zelensky's view that Russia's attitude has not changed, plus the evacuation order for Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Zelensky's offer to freeze the war at current lines; left sources stress cluster munitions and casualties; alternative sources stress Russia's unchanged stance and talks.
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CBS leads with Zelensky's accusation of cluster warheads and the casualty counts, adding background on the cluster munitions treaty and Russian and Moscow-area claims about drones.
France 24 leads with Zelensky saying Russia's attitude is unchanged, citing city authorities on casualties, the Kremlin's stance on trilateral talks, and evacuation orders in eastern towns.
Breitbart focuses on Zelensky's Fox & Friends interview, quoting him accepting a freeze at current lines and seeking security guarantees, and mentions his Oslo meeting with Witkoff and European leaders.