U.S. and Ukraine start peace talks as Moscow and Kyiv trade strikes

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The United States and Ukraine began talks Tuesday aimed at ending the war in Ukraine as Moscow came under one of its largest bombardments of the conflict from long-range drones.

The violence in Russia’s capital came as Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia underscored their openness to U.S.-led negotiations in a bid to repair their relationship with President Donald Trump following his rancorous Oval Office meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky last month.

“We’re ready to do everything to achieve peace,” said Zelensky’s top aide, Andriy Yermak, who traded his usual military-casual garb for a suit and tie, a sartorial change following criticism from U.S. conservatives that Zelensky didn’t wear formal attire at the White House.

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