Volodymyr Zelensky says undisclosed proposals from U.S. envoys are "very good, worthwhile ideas"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a positive assessment of undisclosed proposals brought by visiting U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who held separate weekend talks in Moscow and Kyiv with Vladimir Putin and Zelensky. Speaking Tuesday after Russian overnight strikes killed at least three civilians and wounded 16 in Kyiv, Zelensky said he hoped to meet President Donald Trump around Sept. 20, during the U.N. General Assembly, and intended to request more Patriot air-defense systems. He said the ideas would remain private and expressed hope for trilateral talks this fall. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, meanwhile, said Moscow was confident of near victory, a claim Ukrainian and Western observers dispute. The apparent diplomatic push produced no announced breakthrough, and both sides resumed aerial attacks after a weekend pause.