{"id":473547,"date":"2026-02-17T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/473547\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:08:09","slug":"live-updates-trump-presidency-news-us-iran-talks-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/473547\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Trump presidency news, US-Iran talks in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2261589199.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"People take shelter at a metro station during an air raid alert amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, early on Tuesday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"4000\" width=\"6000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqafu07000d3b6pkhgts0tw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Russia launched attacks on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said, hours before delegations from both countries were set to join the United States in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-administration-iran-talks-02-17-26?post-id=cmlplrk410000356pot4gjzvd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trilateral peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000s3b6pd4ffsrtu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At least two people were killed and 16 wounded by Russian attacks in the past 24 hours, according to a CNN tally of statements from Ukrainian authorities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlq9pse300013b6pqg8u2w63@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Nearly 400 drones and 29 missiles of various types were used said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote_block-quote__text  vossi-pull-quote_block-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    \u201cFor peace to be real and just, action must target the sole source of this aggression \u2013 because it is Moscow that continues the killings, massive attacks, and assaults,\u201d he said.\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000t3b6pl51643g0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The casualties were reported from various parts of the country, including Kherson, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Sumy region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000u3b6pdu2jpzbi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Photos posted on Telegram by Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service show the aftermath of the strikes, depicting damaged buildings, burned vehicles and emergency responders on the scene.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000v3b6p1fkqwnxs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the attacks had targeted energy and civilian infrastructure.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000w3b6p78t9py4e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He urged countries to take stronger action, including new sanctions, a ban on Russian participants in global events, a ban on maritime services, and more.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlqatu2b000z3b6p6ia7pds5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The talks on Tuesday will be the third such round of negotiations seeking to reach a peace deal to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, following previous meetings in the United Arab Emirates\u2019 capital of Abu Dhabi. 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