{"id":2523566,"date":"2025-12-20T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-missile-strike-on-odesa-kills-8-as-us-hosts-a-kremlin-envoy-for-talks-on-peace-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:03:37","slug":"russian-missile-strike-on-odesa-kills-8-as-us-hosts-a-kremlin-envoy-for-talks-on-peace-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-missile-strike-on-odesa-kills-8-as-us-hosts-a-kremlin-envoy-for-talks-on-peace-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-missile-strike-on-odesa-kills-8-as-us-hosts-a-kremlin-envoy-for-talks-on-peace-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent Russian missile strike on the port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, killed eight people and injured 27. This attack comes as a Kremlin envoy is scheduled to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed peace plan aiming to end the nearly four-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine. These discussions are part of a broader diplomatic effort led by former U.S. President Donald Trump, which has included recent meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin. Simultaneously occurring, European Union leaders agreed to provide ukraine with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >substantial interest-free loan<\/a> to support its military and economy over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr zelensky emphasized that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-political-future-depends-heavily-on-his-case-to-economically-struggling-voters-expert\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Political Future Dep...s Heavily on His Case to Economically Struggling Voters: Expert\">future depends heavily<\/a> on the U.S. response after talks with Russian representatives. The Odesa attack involved ballistic missiles targeting a bus and vehicles, causing fires and significant damage. Russia has not officially confirmed the strike but reported hitting transport and energy facilities supporting Ukraine&#8217;s war efforts. Ukrainian forces have also targeted Russian oil infrastructure and military assets in Crimea and the Caspian Sea, justifying these actions as strikes against resources fueling Russia&#8217;s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tells-israeli-pm-netanyahu-he-expects-significant-de-escalation-today-as-violence-moves-into-day-10\/\" title=\"Biden Tells Israeli PM Netanyahu He Expects \u2018Significant De...Escalation Today\u2019 As Violence Moves Into Day 10\">ongoing diplomatic efforts<\/a>, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his uncompromising stance, confident in achieving military goals if peace terms are not met.The EU has pledged 90 billion euros ($106 billion) to support Ukraine, though challenges remain in funding logistics. U.S. representatives, including Trump&#8217;s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner, are meeting Russian sovereign wealth fund head Kirill Dmitriev in Miami to further discuss the peace plan and related issues. Ukrainian negotiators have reported ongoing cooperation with American and European partners as the conflict approaches its fifth year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2450158\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine&rsquo;s emergency service said Saturday, as a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-peace-us-plan-miami-dc775dc61aa1e455d32d2213f1ce0a72\">a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida<\/a>&nbsp;for talks on a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-berlin-talks-zelenskyy-5b99faff949ee1ba6212433be2d54b88\">U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>The discussions are part of the Trump administration&rsquo;s monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week. Ukraine&rsquo;s chief negotiator said late Friday that his delegation had completed separate meetings in the U.S. with American and European partners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4088372\/us-peace-talks-ukraine-russia-as-negotiations-stall-zelensky\/\">US offers to hold peace talks with Ukraine and Russia as negotiations stall: Zelensky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3997096\/marco-rubio-crusades-western-civilization-warning-european-mass-migration-threaten-nato\/\">Rubio crusades for Western civilization, warning European mass migration could threaten future of NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3980839\/putin-signals-no-comprises-end-war-ukraine\/\">Putin signals no compromises to end war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Meanwhile, European Union leaders&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-summit-ukraine-funds-assets-russia-loan-abc7b025112dba1f074755e454c29681\">agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine<\/a>&nbsp;to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3926044\/trump-warns-government-shutdown-obamacare\/\">TRUMP WARNS OF JANUARY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER OBAMACARE DURING NORTH CAROLINA SPEECH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said much will depend on the U.S. posture after discussions with the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv with Portuguese Prime Minister Lu&iacute;s Montenegro, Zelensky said that &ldquo;the key question remains how the United States responds after consultations with the Russians. At this point, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-allies-hitch-stolen-election-claims-onto-save-act-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump and allies hitch stolen election claims onto SAVE Act ... Washington Examiner\">honestly don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know, but I will know later today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some of those wounded in Odesa were on a bus at the center of the strike late Friday, the emergency service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot and cars were also damaged.<\/p>\n<p>The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow did not immediately acknowledge reports of the attack. The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that over the previous day, it had struck unspecified &ldquo;transport and storage infrastructure used by the Ukrainian armed forces,&rdquo; along with energy facilities and those supplying Kyiv&rsquo;s war effort.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil rig, the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine&rsquo;s General Staff said in a statement Saturday. It said the ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage was still being clarified, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field as also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837322\/trump-advises-that-anyone-burning-american-flag-will-be-imprisoned-for-a-year\/\">TRUMP ADVISES THAT ANYONE BURNING AMERICAN FLAG WILL BE IMPRISONED FOR A YEAR<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from the Russian government or Lukoil. The company is one of two Russian oil majors &mdash; alongside state-owned Gazprom &mdash;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-sanctions-oil-trump-war-ukraine-4fa911a41494f56c29cb76a7f70f73d0\">targeted by recent U.S. sanctions<\/a>&nbsp;that aim to deprive Moscow of oil export revenue that helps it sustain the war.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv has used similar arguments to justify months of&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-oil-refineries-zelenskyy-fa04014c6c1bdf0e15123d898c491b03\">long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure<\/a>, which it says both funds and directly fuels the Kremlin&rsquo;s all-out invasion, soon to enter its fifth year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-s-peace-push-set-to-continue-saturday\">Trump&rsquo;s peace push set to continue Saturday<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed an extensive&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-berlin-talks-zelenskyy-5b99faff949ee1ba6212433be2d54b88\">diplomatic push<\/a>&nbsp;to end the war, but his efforts have run into sharply&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-putin-zelenskyy-trump-253ff2eb24b2dbd1b1b9d8a2ab20e913\">conflicting demands<\/a>&nbsp;by Moscow and Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently signaled&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-putin-press-conference-ukraine-39fd3f2670227545a6f9e684038ed59d\">he is digging in on his maximalist demands on Ukraine<\/a>, as Moscow&rsquo;s troops inch forward on the battlefield despite huge losses.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Putin&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-putin-press-conference-ukraine-39fd3f2670227545a6f9e684038ed59d\">voiced confidence<\/a>&nbsp;that the Kremlin would achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn&rsquo;t agree to Russia&rsquo;s conditions in peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>EU leaders have agreed to provide 90 billion euros ($106 billion) to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, although they failed to bridge differences with Belgium that would have allowed them to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-russian-frozen-assets-ukraine-loan-summit-92380313985bc145ac72264a7d5106eb\">use frozen Russian assets<\/a>&nbsp;to raise the funds. Instead, they were borrowed on capital markets.<\/p>\n<p>After almost four years of war, the International Monetary Fund estimates that Ukraine will need 137 billion euros ($161 billion) in 2026 and 2027. The government in Kyiv is on the verge of bankruptcy, and desperately needs the money by spring.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kirill-dmitriev-russia-ukraine-war-peace-plan-346fbe114fd50e6a5043631e364cfe55\">Kirill Dmitriev<\/a>, who heads Russia&rsquo;s sovereign wealth fund, is set to meet with Trump&rsquo;s envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Miami on Saturday,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-peace-us-plan-miami-dc775dc61aa1e455d32d2213f1ce0a72\">according to a U.S. official.<\/a>&nbsp;The official spoke on condition of anonymity to preview a meeting that hasn&rsquo;t yet been publicly announced.<\/p>\n<p>The official said Witkoff and Kushner will sit down with Dmitriev, after meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin for talks on&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-berlin-talks-zelenskyy-5b99faff949ee1ba6212433be2d54b88\">U.S. security guarantees for Kyiv<\/a>,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-berlin-talks-zelenskyy-05c363add7a4a3583f3beada7b1fb775\">territorial concessions<\/a>&nbsp;and other aspects of the American-authored plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&rsquo;s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov said late Friday that a Ukrainian delegation had met with American and European partners in the U.S. He gave few details, but said they agreed to continue &ldquo;joint work in the near future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the meeting in Miami, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Moscow was preparing for contacts with the U.S. to learn about the results of the meetings in Berlin, but he didn&rsquo;t give details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian missile strike kills 8 in Odesa amid US-Kremlin talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2523567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25335474177116.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69159,59482,50007,4280,69160],"class_list":["post-2523566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-missile-strike","tag-odesa","tag-peace-plan","tag-russia","tag-us-kremlin-talks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25335474177116.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523566"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523570,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523566\/revisions\/2523570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}