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

Russia launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as a Kyiv delegation heads to the United States for fresh peace talks.

Tens of thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Ukraine after Russian attacks on the frontline city of Kherson and Ukraine's largest seaport, Odesa, authorities and a top energy provider said on Thursday.

Russia’s latest overnight missile-and-drone barrage slammed into Kyiv, killing one and injuring 11 in the Vyshhorod district as fires tore through residential buildings. The strike—Kyiv’s second major attack in as many days—followed an earlier assault that left half the city without power.

Overnight on December 6, Russian troops attacked Kyiv region, including the city of Fastiv. Rescuers from theState Emergency Service (DSNS) have shared photos showing the aftermath of the strikes. According to the DSNS,

United States President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and a key adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, recently agreed to a 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.