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Attack on Russian bombers overshadows new peace talks
A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers is overshadowing a new round of peace negotiations – the second such direct talks since 2022 – which got under way in Istanbul after an unexplained delay. With no sign that the two sides are any closer to a deal, the mood in Russia was angry as the talks kicked off, with influential war bloggers calling on Moscow to deliver a fearsome retaliatory blow against Kyiv after Ukraine launched one of its most ambitious attacks of the war, targeting Russian nuclear-capable long-range bombers in Siberia and elsewhere.
Reuters