US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's national security council, issued the call following two days of "constructive discussions" in Florida. They said in a statement that the prospect of ending the war in Ukraine depends on Russia's "readiness" to take "steps towards de-escalation and cessation of killing".

Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys on Tuesday yielded no public breakthrough on a potential Ukraine peace deal, with Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov suggesting unsolved "territorial problems" were the main stumbling block.

First lady Melania Trump announced Thursday morning that seven Ukrainian children abducted during Russia’s invasion of their country have been reunited with their families following quiet diplomacy with Moscow.

Ukraine has condemned two-time Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun’s switch to represent Russia amid the ongoing war and will try to strip her of awards.

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.

Everyone is invited to a free Christmas Concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28 at St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, 205 N. Main Street, Pittston.

On the night of December 3, Russian drones attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region. 2 people were killed, and 3 more were hospitalized, according to Vladyslav Haivanenko, acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.

He would like to end the war--that was their impression," Trump said of special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner after meeting Vladimir Putin.