American and Ukrainian representatives will continue discussions on a possible framework for a peace deal to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Saturday.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 launched more than a military conflict; it thrust Ukraine’s rich and vibrant culture into focus.

Recruiting and retaining new soldiers has become a critical issue for Ukraine: between January 2022 and October 2025, the national authorities registered more than 310,000 criminal cases of soldiers going absent without leave (AWOL) or deserting from their unit – with nearly half of those coming this year.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's national security council, issued the call following two days of "constructive discussions" in Florida. They said in a statement that the prospect of ending the war in Ukraine depends on Russia's "readiness" to take "steps towards de-escalation and cessation of killing".

KYIV - Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.

"The enemy attack on Kyiv is ongoing," Kyiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in a post to Telegram early Tuesday local time.

Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said.

A railway hub near Kyiv was hit in a large-scale Russian drone and missile strike, damaging a depot and several rail carriages, Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said on Saturday. The overnight attack targeted the town of Fastiv,

A key group of Ukraine creditors said on Thursday it could not yet back Kyiv's proposal to swap $2.6 billion in GDP-linked warrants for bonds, a crucial step for the country to emerge from its debt default following Russia's invasion.