Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner-of-war swap at Abu Dhabi talks: US envoy

On Saturday afternoon, top Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said he had held a "constructive meeting with the U.S. peacemaking delegation" in Florida.

A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week. A senior Kremlin official said Monday that negotiations will take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi.

Negotiators will meet in the UAE this week, the Ukrainian president said,

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are back around a table for a second round of technical talks, but in Kyiv, Russian bombs bring suffering and skepticism.

President Trump said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the war between Ukraine and Russia.

ROUTH SENTENCING: Ryan Routh will be back in federal court today for his sentencing after he was found guilty last year of attempting to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in September 2024. Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for Routh.

The developers behind Ukraine's interceptor drones are working to ensure that these cheap air defense tools don't become obsolete.