Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday said that only the US can persuade Russia to end the war in Ukraine. The comments come as Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev arrived in Miami for talks with…

MIAMI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (Dec 20) that Washington had proposed the first face-to-face negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in six months, as diplomats converged on

Russia's envoy traveled to Florida to continue talks to end the war but is unlikely to meet European negotiators. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out holding elections in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine. Follow DW.

Zelenskyy urges the U.S. to increase pressure on Russia to end the war, emphasizing the need for stronger diplomatic action.

The Kremlin’s senior negotiator in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Kirill Dmitriev, said he was on his way to Florida for fresh meetings with US counterparts on December 20 – hours after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa region killed eight people and injured 27.

He said that however the issue is approached, Ukraine should retain the parts of Donbas it controls now. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia has ramped up attacks on a region where ports key to Ukraine's foreign trade and fuel supplies operate. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin’s senior negotiator, declared that Russia and the United States are speaking “constructively” in Florida and said peace negotiations would continue on December 21, although no details were immediately provided.