Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky hailed progress at their Florida meeting. Follow Newsweek's live coverage of the peace push.

Donald ‍Trump said on Sunday evening he ‍believes a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine is “very close” following a meeting in Florida with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The US president said one or two thorny issues remain, but his meeting with Mr Zelenskiy was “excellent” and said some would say they covered “95 per cent” of issues.

Donald Trump said security guarantees for Ukraine were “95 per cent” finalised following talks in Florida with Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday but warned that “thorny issues” remained unresolved. A key unresolved issue was the control of territory in the Donbas region, he said after talks with the Ukrainian president and his delegation in Mar-a-Lago.

Both Russia and Ukraine are innovating methods to deploy ground robots for assault missions, engineering tasks, and coordination with air-based drones.

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Suspilne that an increasing number of officials within Putin's inner circle are urging him to end the war against Ukraine.

A surge in hostilities comes as the Ukraine war enters its third winter and highlights the limited impact of current negotiations.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined a new peace plan that involves creating demilitarised or free economic zones in eastern Ukraine as a possible route to ending the war.The proposal offers Kyiv Nato-style security guarantees while insisting that any demilitarised zones remain under Ukrainian administration and policing.