Ukraine talks advance as drones strike

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov will meet again Saturday after saying they made headway on a postwar security framework and reconstruction agenda during Florida talks that followed their Kremlin visit. Both sides cautioned any agreement hinges on Russia demonstrating commitment to de-escalation and lasting peace. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov praised Kushner’s role even as President Vladimir Putin deemed some proposals unacceptable. As diplomacy churned, a Russian drone strike killed a 12-year-old in Dnipropetrovsk, while Ukraine targeted a Russian port and oil refinery.