The meeting comes amid continued talks between Ukrainian and US officials on a Washington-backed plan to end the war. Ukraine’s negotiators were in Florida for three days last week for talks with Donald Trump ’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Russian forces are attacking the Kyiv region for the third night in a row. As of late evening, December 7, the city of Fastiv is under fire again, according to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration on Telegram.

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

Ukrainian drone strikes building 830 meters from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s residence in Grozny, prompting threats that mirror 2022 Chechen infiltration attempt on Kyiv leaders.