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Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.
Ukraine has launched a restructuring of $2.6bn of growth-linked debts that are seen as key to financing its war effort and which had threatened to drain billions of dollars from Kyiv’s postwar finances.
Ukraine launched an offer to investors to swap $3.2 billion of complex and costly GDP warrants for international bonds on Monday, the government said, as it attempts to clear a major remaining hurdle in its push to emerge from sovereign default.
A source with direct knowledge of the Florida talks tells CNN the intensive negotiations were a “step forward” and “built on progress in Geneva.”
Both vessels are on a list of ships subject to sanctions imposed against Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky didn't reveal much detail about an updated plan, although he said there needed to be more investment for drones.
The team of Ukrainian negotiators began meeting Sunday morning with Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.