Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged in talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida,

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, followed by NATO-hosted talks, rallying allies for support as the United States increases pressure on Kyiv to agree to a proposed peace deal with Russia.

Ukrainian investigators say that a criminal organization led by Zelensky’s former business partner embezzled $100 million from the country’s publicly owned nuclear power company, Energoatom. Even as Ukrainians endured blackouts caused by Russian bombing, members of the president’s inner circle skimmed money from Energoatom contracts.

Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami this weekend, with few new developments and lingering questions over security guarantees and territorial issues,

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

A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

At least two civilians -- one in Donetsk and one in Novhorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region -- were killed in the Russian attacks, Ukrainian officials said. The major target of the attacks, however, was the industrial city of Kremenchuk, where some energy infrastructure was targeted.