Russia said on Monday that it had captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, in claims that Kyiv has yet to confirm or deny.

As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail.

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump expressed optimism after a high-level meeting between US officials and a Ukrainian delegation in Miami on Sunday, suggesting there was a “good chance” of a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The presidents of Ukraine and Russia are expected to be briefed this week on outcomes of Sunday's U.S.-Ukraine talks.

We're starting live coverage with President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff due to meet President Putin in Moscow for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks, is also expected to attend the meeting.

As President Trump’s advisers continue their push to sell Russian President Vladimir Putin on a path toward ending the war in Ukraine.