Russia strikes Kyiv airports as US envoys shuttle between Moscow and Ukraine

Fact-check index: 88/100 — All major factual claims align with the provided source snippets and headlines, though a few details (e.g., the Guardian and NATO claims) are only confirmed via headlines rather than full article text, and one framing claim is an editorial inference rather than a directly sourced statement.

• Witkoff and Kushner spent three hours with Putin in Moscow — Confirmed by France24 live article: 'three-hour talks' with Putin.
• White House called it discussion of 'substantive plans' for ending the war — Matches France24 live article: 'discussed "substantive plans" for next steps to end the Ukraine war... the White House said.'
• Ushakov called the meeting 'highly useful' but signalled no breakthrough — Matches France24 live article almost verbatim: 'highly useful' but 'gave no indication that a breakthrough had been reached.'
• Envoys headed to Kyiv hoping for 'equally productive' talks, per BBC — Matches BBC snippet: 'hopes for equally productive meetings' in Ukraine.
• Scepticism runs deep in Ukraine over whether shuttle diplomacy can succeed, per France 24 — Matches France24 'bad sign' article describing a 'climate of scepticism in Ukraine.'
• That scepticism hardened during the visit — This causal framing appears to be the article's own inference connecting the strikes to Ukrainian scepticism; not a claim directly stated in the cited sources.
• Russia struck Kyiv's airports while envoys were in the country, and Zelensky linked the strikes to their trip, per The Guardian — Consistent with Guardian headline 'Zelenskyy links Russian strikes on Kyiv airports to US envoys' visit,' though only the headline (not full text) was available.
• NATO warned Europe may not withstand a prolonged war with Russia, per the Guardian — Confirmed only via headline ('NATO warns that Europe may not withstand a prolonged war with the Russian Federation'); no article body was provided to verify specifics or attribution details.