Moscow worldwide airport suspends flights as Russia faces drone assault

Russia’s Sheremetyevo Worldwide Airport suspended all flights on Monday evening attributable to a reported drone assault on Moscow.

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin stated seven drones had been shot down within the Ramensky District.

Russia had beforehand launched 264 drone assaults on Ukraine amid the nation’s US help freeze.

It comes as a Ukrainian delegation set to satisfy with America’s high diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the 3-year struggle with Russia will suggest a ceasefire masking the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, in addition to the discharge of prisoners, two senior Ukrainian officers stated Monday.

The officers, who spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t licensed to talk publicly about Tuesday’s assembly, additionally advised The Related Press that the Ukrainian delegation is prepared in the course of the talks to signal an settlement with the US on entry to Ukraine’s uncommon earth minerals — a deal that U.S. President Donald Trump is eager to safe.

The officers mentioned the confidence-building measures, with no additional particulars, forward of the Ukrainian negotiating staff’s assembly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah.

Kyiv is attempting to restore the injury achieved when Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 go to to Washington descended into an Oval Workplace argument with Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

At stake is the navy help and intelligence beforehand supplied by the US that had helped Ukraine within the struggle however is now paused as Washington pushes for a peace settlement.

Rubio and Zelenskyy landed a number of hours aside Monday in Saudi Arabia, although they weren’t anticipated to satisfy. Zelenskyy was to satisfy with the dominion’s highly effective crown prince Monday night. Rubio additionally was attributable to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Chatting with reporters aboard his aircraft, Rubio stated he and nationwide safety adviser Mike Waltz would take inventory of Ukraine’s responses in Saudi Arabia.

If Ukraine and the U.S. attain an understanding acceptable to Trump, that might speed up his administration’s push to peace talks.

“What we wish to know is, are they fascinated with getting into some kind of peace dialog and common outlines of the sorts of issues they might think about, recognizing that it has been a pricey and bloody struggle for the Ukrainians. They’ve suffered significantly and their folks have suffered significantly,” Rubio stated.

“And it’s onerous within the aftermath of one thing like that to even speak about concessions, however that’s the one method that is going to finish and stop extra struggling.”