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Ukraine, Dmitriev: “Thank you” to Witkoff and Kushner, “peacemakers”
Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, has praised the peace-making efforts of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, regarding the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. Dmitriev commented on the statements made on X by Witkoff and Kushner, who described the negotiations with Russia as constructive, highlighting the progress made during the talks on Ukraine held in Oslo and St Petersburg.
“Thank you, peacemakers,” Dmitriev wrote on X. Earlier, talks between the Russian president and Witkoff had concluded in St Petersburg. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov and Dmitriev himself also took part in the discussions on the Russian side.
Russia: one person injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in Lipetsk
A civilian was injured following a Ukrainian drone attack in Lipetsk. This was stated by the governor of the Lipetsk region, Igor Artamonov, as reported by TASS. “Several detached houses and blocks of flats in various neighbourhoods of Lipetsk were damaged by the drone attack. A man born in 2001 was injured and is currently in hospital. Debris from the drone also damaged a health centre building, which was closed at the time of the attack and had no one inside,” Artamonov wrote on the Max messaging app.
22 October 2026
Ukraine: six people injured in a night-time attack in Kyiv
A Russian missile strike on Kyiv has left six people injured, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko; a missile also damaged transport infrastructure. Overnight, the Ukrainian army issued a warning about ballistic missiles coming from eastern Russia.
Soccorritori a lavoro tra le macerie di un palazzo distrutto da un missile a Kiev (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) APN
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22 October 2026
Trump: ‘I lifted sanctions on Moscow to facilitate negotiations on Hubbard and Ukraine’
‘If we’d imposed those sanctions, we could have written him off; we’d never have seen him again’ and ‘he would have been in prison for 25 years’. Donald Trump made these remarks whilst speaking to journalists, referring to the release of US citizen Stephen Hubbard, although the President had previously denied having made any concessions to Vladimir Putin in exchange for Hubbard’s freedom. The US president, who has faced widespread criticism for suspending sanctions against Moscow, went on to add: “We are currently negotiating with Russia regarding Ukraine. For the first time in a long while, we may be close to a deal, and when you’re close to a deal, you don’t use sanctions.”
22 October 2026
Trump: ‘A meeting with China and Russia on Ukraine? It’s not just that’
“I can’t tell you that, because the issue isn’t limited to that. We’re also talking about denuclearisation, so it’s not just that,” said Donald Trump to the media regarding the possibility of a trilateral meeting between the US, China and Russia on Ukraine. “There are many steps to be taken, but I believe we are closer than ever to a possible solution. You see what I see. You’ve seen, for example, President Zelensky. I believe we are closer than ever to a possible resolution,” added the tycoon at Joint Base Andrews, on his return from South Carolina.
22 October 2026
Mayor of Moscow: ‘Over 600 drones were launched at the city overnight’
Over 600 drones were launched towards the city of Moscow during the night. Most were intercepted by Russian air defence forces in the outskirts. This was reported – as per TASS – by the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin: “Between 8.30 pm on 21 October and 4 am on 22 October, 630 drones headed towards the Moscow region.” The attack left two people injured.
