Ukraine War and Peace Talks

Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes on March 21, 2026 — a Russian drone hit a house in Zaporizhzhia, killing two and wounding six, strikes knocked out power across much of Chernihiv, and Russian officials said Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod killed two women and wounded another, leaving at least four dead and several injured, including children. The violence unfolded as a U.S.-brokered meeting in Miami, described as "constructive" by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and attended by Jared Kushner, sought to restart suspended trilateral peace talks between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow — with Kyiv dispatching a delegation and the Kremlin signaling a new round may be forthcoming — even as attention is diverted by the Iran war and Ukraine helps several Middle East and Gulf states defend against Iranian Shahed drone attacks.