20\/12\/2025 – 20:04Zelensky ‘not sure’ Ukraine-US-Russia meeting would help<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed scepticism about mooted talks between envoys from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington to end the war in his country.<\/p>\n
While the United States had proposed such talks between the three countries’ envoys in Miami, “I am not sure that anything new could come of it,” he told journalists.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 19:19Russian special envoy Dmitriev arrives in Miami for talks with Witkoff, Kushner<\/p>\n
\u200dRussian \u200bPresident \u2060Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill \u200bDmitriev \u200darrived \u200bin Miami and headed \u200bfor talks on Saturday with US President \u200dDonald \u200bTrump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his \u200cson-in-law Jared Kushner, \u200da Russian source told Reuters.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 17:58Zelensky says only US can persuade Russia to end Ukraine war<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that only the US is capable of persuading Russia to end the war in Ukraine, as diplomats converged on Miami for fresh talks between Kyiv and Moscow.<\/p>\n
“I believe that such strength exists in the United States and in President (Donald) Trump. And I believe that we should not be looking for alternatives to the United States. All alternatives are under question as to whether they would be able to do this,” Zelensky told reporters.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 17:58Washington proposes trilateral talks between US, Russia and Ukraine, Zelensky says<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that the United States proposed to hold talks between Ukrainian and Russian teams in Miami, as officials gathered there for another round of talks to end the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“They proposed this format as far as I understand: Ukraine, America, Russia,” Zelensky said, adding that the Europeans could be present and it would be “logical to hold such a joint meeting… after we understand the potential results of the meeting that has already taken place”.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 16:37Russia hits sunflower oil storage in relentless Odesa strikes<\/p>\n
Russia struck sunflower oil storage in relentless strikes on Ukraine’s Black Sea Odesa region that continued for a second day in a row, Kyiv and a seed oil trader said on Friday.<\/p>\n
A series of intensified Russian strikes wrought havoc on the coastline region in recent weeks, hitting bridges, ports and cutting electricity and heating to thousands in freezing temperatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 16:15 Several killed in Russian strike on Odessa<\/p>\n
Russian missile strikes on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, killed eight people and left 27 wounded, Ukraine\u2019s Emergency Service said Saturday morning. <\/p>\n
The strikes came as Russian envoys are set to travel to Miami to hold talks with US negotiators aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 15:22Zelensky says US proposed talks with Ukrainian, Russian teams in Miami<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that the United States proposed to hold talks between Ukrainian and Russian teams in Miami, as officials gathered there for another round of talks to end the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“They proposed this format as far as I understand: Ukraine, America, Russia,” Zelensky said, adding that the Europeans could be present and it would be “logical to hold such a joint meeting … after we understand the potential results of the meeting that has already taken place”.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 15:22Zelensky says Ukrainian elections format not up to Putin<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Moscow had no say in the organisation of elections in Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested halting strikes for Kyiv to hold a presidential ballot.<\/p>\n
“It is not Putin who decides when and in what format the elections in Ukraine will take place,” said Zelensky, who also ruled out votes in territories occupied by Russia.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 14:47Election cannot be held in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine, Zelensky says<\/p>\n
Any \u200belection in \u2060Ukraine can not be held in Russia-occupied \u200bparts \u200dof the \u200bcountry, President Volodymyr Zelensky said \u200bon Saturday, and the voting process can only take place if \u200dsecurity is \u200bensured.<\/p>\n
He added that Ukraine’s foreign minister had \u200cstarted the initial work \u200don the infrastructure needed to make voting possible for Ukrainians \u200dliving abroad.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 14:46Zelensky says Russia is trying to cut Ukraine’s access to Black Sea<\/p>\n
The \u200bsituation \u2060in Ukraine’s southern port region \u200bof \u200dOdesa \u200bis “harsh” after \u200bRussia stepped up its attacks, trying to \u200dblock \u200bUkraine’s access to the Black \u200cSea, President Volodymyr \u200dZelensky said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 13:17Ukraine and Portugal agree on co-production of Ukrainian sea drones<\/p>\n
Ukraine \u200band Portugal \u2060agreed on the joint production of \u200bUkrainian \u200dsea drones, \u200bthe Ukrainian president’s aide said.<\/p>\n
“We proved that our USVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles) work perfect \u200dagainst Russian \u200bwarships and submarines. Now they will help \u200cPortugal defend Europe \u200dfrom the sea,” Oleksandr Kamyshin said on X, writing in \u200dEnglish.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 11:02Russia hits Ukraine’s Pivdennyi port for second day, Kyiv says<\/p>\n
A \u200bRussian \u2060attack hit reservoirs in Ukraine’s \u200bsouthern \u200dPivdennyi \u200bport, Ukraine’s deputy prime \u200bminister said, a day after a missile strike killed eight \u200dpeople there.<\/p>\n
Moscow’s \u200btroops are deliberately targeting civilian logistics \u200croutes in the \u200dOdesa region, Oleksiy Kuleba said on the Telegram \u200dapp.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 10:22Russia says it has taken two more Ukrainian villages<\/p>\n
Russian \u200bforces \u2060have seized the villages of Svitle \u200band \u200dVysoke, \u200bwhich are respectively \u200bin Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and its northeastern Sumy region, \u200dRussia’s \u200bDefence Ministry said \u200cvia its channel on \u200dthe Telegram messaging app.<\/p>\n
FRANCE 24 could not \u200dindependently confirm \u200cthe \u200bbattlefield report.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 10:07Russian envoy says on his way to Miami ahead of Ukraine talks<\/p>\n
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev has said he is heading to Miami, where another round of talks to settle the Ukraine war is set to take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“On the way to Miami,” Dmitriev wrote in an X post, adding a pigeon emoji and attaching a short video of a morning sun shining through the clouds on a beach with palms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 09:11Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean sea<\/p>\n
Ukraine on Friday said its drones had hit a vessel from Russia’s shadow fleet\u00a0\u2013 the first such strike in the neutral waters of the Mediterranean sea. Russia’s shadow fleet transports sanctioned Russia oil by frequently changing flags and concealing ownership.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 09:04Eight dead and dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port<\/p>\n
Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine\u2019s Emergency Service said Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicenter of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.<\/p>\n
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 07:54Ukraine says it hit Russian oil rig, patrol ship in Caspian Sea<\/p>\n
Ukrainian \u200bdrones \u2060on Friday hit the Filanovsky \u200boil \u200drig, \u200bwhich belongs to \u200bRussia’s Lukoil, and a military patrol ship \u200dnear \u200ba rig in the Caspian Sea, \u200cUkraine’s general \u200dstaff has said.<\/p>\n
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship \u201cOkhotnik,\u201d according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.<\/p>\n
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 07:34 <\/p>\n
European leaders on Friday\u00a0decided to finance Ukraine’s war effort through a joint loan of \u20ac90 billion, without using Russian assets.<\/p>\n
Read more in our explainer about why Europe has struggled to find consensus on using the frozen funds to help Ukraine.<\/p>\n
20\/12\/2025 – 07:24US, Russian officials to meet in Florida for more Ukraine talks<\/p>\n
US negotiators are set \u2060to meet Russian officials in Florida on Saturday for the latest talks aimed at ending Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The meeting follows US talks on Friday \u200bwith Ukrainian and European officials, the latest discussions of a peace plan that has sparked some hope of a resolution \u200dto the conflict that began when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.<\/p>\n
President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is leading the Russian delegation that will meet with property tycoon-turned-diplomat \u200bSteve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Marco Rubio, Trump\u2019s top diplomat and national security advisor, said he \u200bmay also join the talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"20\/12\/2025 – 20:04Zelensky ‘not sure’ Ukraine-US-Russia meeting would help Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed scepticism about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15298,28,30,29,5767,21553,1617,5768,41453],"class_list":["post-91265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-europe","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-usa","tag-vladimir-putin","tag-volodymyr-zelensky"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}