Kyiv Talks Begin After Alleged Deadly Strike on Kherson
Kyiv insists the parties are edging closer to a deal, while Russia says the process has stalled due to an alleged January 1 strike by Ukrainian forces on a village in Kherson.
Rustem Umerov greets a negotiator in Kyiv on January 3, 2026.
@rustem_umerov on X, January 3, 2026
Kyiv insists the parties are edging closer to a deal, while Russia says the process has stalled due to an alleged January 1 strike by Ukrainian forces on a village in Kherson.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced on X that national security advisers from European countries have arrived in Kyiv. Umerov said representatives of Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, as well as NATO, the European Council, and the European Commission are taking part in the meetings.
National security advisers from European countries have arrived in Kyiv.
The representatives of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, as well as NATO, the European… pic.twitter.com/70j2jna4tt
Kyiv insists the parties are edging closer to a deal, while Russia says the peace process has stalled due to an alleged strike by Ukrainian forces on a village in the occupied Kherson region on New Year.
The Kremlin said on January 1st that Ukraine killed at least 27 people in a drone strike on a New Year’ Eve party in a hotel and café in the Russian-occupied southern Kherson region. According to regional governor Vladimir Saldo more than 30 people were injured in the alleged attack on the village of Khorly on the Black Sea.
Leaders from the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ are expected to convene in France next week after today’s talks.
