Ukrainian and Russian delegations resume peace talks Monday, a day after Russia launched a lethal cruise missile attack on a western Ukraine military base just 25 kilometers from Poland, a NATO member. At least 35 people died and 134 were wounded in the attack on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday in his daily nighttime address that Sunday was a “black day” for the country because of the attack.
The president said he had given a “clear warning” to Western leaders about the likelihood of an attack at the base where NATO units train with Ukrainian troops.
“This does not come as a surprise to the American intelligence and national security community,” U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said during a Sunday appearance on CNN. “What it shows is that Vladimir Putin is frustrated by the fact that his forces are not making
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