The US announcement that Ukraine should not expect to regain all occupied territories and abandon its Nato aspirations has angered Ukrainian officials and citizens in Kyiv, coming just hours after a Russian ballistic missile strike killed one person and injured several others. Kyiv's air defences thwarted the attack, which was condemned by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who labelled the US announcement as 'appeasement' and warned that any quick fix would be a 'dirty deal'. Many Ukrainians fear Russia will use a ceasefire to rearm and launch a fresh attack, while others expressed frustration towards the US for their perceived arrogance and disregard for Ukrainian sovereignty.
Kyiv's air defences thwarted a Russian ballistic missile strike that killed one person and injured several others.
“If there is agreement made behind our backs, it will simply not work. Because you need, for any kind of deal ... Europeans to implement this deal, you need the Ukrainians to implement this deal,” she added. “The Ukrainians will resist and we will support them.” Recalling the predawn missile attack that shook Kyiv awake on Wednesday, Kira Rudik, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, said: “Putin is a liar. You cannot say that you want peace and at the same time launch ballistic missiles at a city where millions of people live.”
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