The Ukrainian president is in Germany for the latest talks on ending the invasion of his country. US special envoy Witkoff is expected to join the negotiations, but Russia will not be represented. DW has more.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials will hold a series of meetings.

Ukrainian negotiators were set to meet with European officials in Brussels, and later US officials in Florida, days after a five-hour Kremlin meeting with a visiting White House delegation where President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his hard-line conditions to end the war on Ukraine.

US and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Berlin to discuss ending the war with Russia. President Zelensky says 7 regions in Ukraine are without power following Russian strikes.

Ukrainian and US officials will hold a third straight day of talks in Miami on Saturday, with Washington saying the two sides agreed that "real progress" would depend on Russia's willingness to end the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Germany on Dec. 14 to meet with U.S. officials and European leaders in Berlin, as talks continue to finalize a peace plan to end Russia's full-scale war. The visit is part of renewed diplomatic efforts,

By Jeff Mason HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than 3-year-long war.