Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects Europeans to join talks with US

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine anticipates its European partners will participate in upcoming talks with the United States, which are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. These negotiations aim to address the ongoing 4-1/2-year conflict with Russia, focusing on issues such as air defense systems amid persistent Russian attacks that have killed over 70 people recently. Zelenskiy also confirmed that Ukraine has mirrored Russian actions against data centers, including an attack on a Yandex facility in Russia.
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On October 8, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine stated that he anticipates European partners to participate in upcoming talks with the United States aimed at resolving the ongoing war with Russia. The negotiations, which are part of US-led efforts, were scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the United States. Zelenskiy highlighted that Ukrainian negotiators would discuss the need for air defenses amid relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, resulting in over 70 deaths within the past two days alone. Additionally, he confirmed Ukraine's retaliation against Russian data centers, noting a mirror response to recent strikes by Russian forces, including an attack on a Yandex-operated facility in Ukraine.

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Kyiv Russian Ukraine Ukrainian the United States

Subjects

Russian NORP · 4× Ukraine GPE · 4× Zelenskiy PERSON · 4× Ukrainian NORP · 3× Kyiv GPE · 2× Yandex ORG · 2× the United States GPE · 2× European NORP · 1× Europeans NORP · 1× Volodymyr Zelenskiy PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Zelenskiy earlier said that Ukraine's negotiators would hold talks in the United States on Friday and Saturday as part of efforts led by the United States to seek a settlement of the 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 Zelenskiy earlier said that Ukraine's negotiators would hold talks in the United States on Friday and Saturday as part of efforts led by the United States to seek a settlement of the 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia.
2026-10-08 · The Straits Times
Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects Europeans to join talks with US · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

Zelenskiy says Ukraine expects Europeans to join talks with US Oct 8 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine expected Kyiv's European partners to join talks with the US in coming days. asserted
partners → say → days
Zelenskiy earlier said that Ukraine's negotiators would hold talks in the United States on Friday and Saturday as part of efforts led by the United States to seek a settlement of the 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia. asserted
negotiators → say → Russia
The president, speaking to reporters in Kyiv, said Ukrainian negotiators would raise the issue of air defences in light of near-constant Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. asserted
negotiators → speak → cities
More than 70 have been killed in strikes over the past two days. asserted
70 → kill → days
Zelenskiy also said Ukraine had "mirrored" Russian attacks on data centres, referring to a strike on a centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex. asserted
Ukraine → say → Yandex
"We always respond in mirror-like fashion," Zelenskiy said. asserted
Zelenskiy → respond → fashion
"You all know, they have been hitting and continue to hit our data centres. asserted
they → know → centres
We are responding. asserted
We → respond → ?
I can't share all the details." asserted
I → share → details
Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Thursday it could not yet determine whether equipment at a data centre hit by a Ukrainian drone attack could be restored. uncertain
equipment → say → attack
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