Russia says Ukraine peace talks 'proceeding constructively,' as Kremlin launches deadly strike on Odesa

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dimitriev told reporters successful the U.S. that bid talks with Ukraine are proceeding "constructively," adjacent arsenic Russian forces launched a deadly rocket onslaught connected Ukraine's confederate larboard metropolis of Odesa.

"The discussions are proceeding constructively. They began earlier and volition proceed today, and volition besides proceed tomorrow," Dimitriev told property gathered Saturday for a gathering successful Florida.

Dimitriev met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arsenic good arsenic President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. That gathering came aft the U.S. broadside completed abstracted meetings with Ukrainian representatives.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded apprehensive astir wherever bid talks stood erstwhile speaking to the property connected Saturday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy person some met separately with U.S. President Donald Trump.  (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP; Christian Bruna/Getty)

"The cardinal question remains however the United States responds aft consultations with the Russians. At this point, I honestly don’t know, but I volition cognize aboriginal today," helium said.

Russia's run against Ukraine has continued unabated contempt the bid talks. A Saturday onslaught connected Odesa killed 8 radical and injured 27 others.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted connected Friday that the nation's "troops are advancing," and expressed assurance that Russia would execute its goals by subject unit if Ukraine does not judge its bid terms.

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Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Yuri Ushakov, and Kirill Dmitriev get for talks with President Vladimir Putin astatine the Kremlin’s Senate Palace successful Moscow connected Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

"Our troops are advancing each crossed the enactment of contact, faster successful immoderate areas oregon slower successful immoderate others, but the force is retreating successful each sectors," Putin declared Friday during his yearly quality conference.

"The goals of the special subject cognition volition undoubtedly beryllium achieved. We would similar to accomplish this and address the root causes of the conflict done diplomatic means," helium continued.

Ukrainian subject members transportation the coffin of Vasyl Ratushnyi, a Ukrainian serviceman who served arsenic a drone relation successful "Madyar's Birds" portion and who was killed warring Russian troops astatine the front, during his ceremonial ceremonial extracurricular Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery successful Kyiv. ((Photo by ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images))

"However, if the opposing broadside and its overseas patrons garbage to engage in substantive dialogue, Russia volition execute the liberation of its humanities lands by military means," Putin declared.

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Russia's bid presumption person truthful acold required Ukraine to springiness up immense swathes of territory, including immoderate territory not already nether Russian occupation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.