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Productive and constructive.
That's how the US Special Envoy for Ukraine, Steve Wykhov,
described his talks today in Florida with his Russian opposite number, Kirill Dmitriev.
The US-Russia discussions were expected to be a prelude to a new round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi,
including Ukraine on Sunday.
Although those are now in question,
President Zelensky said this evening he was waiting to hear from the United States about further meetings.
about ending the fighting in his country on Friday.
The Ukrainian leader had floated the possibility that the talks could be postponed because of developments between the United States and Iran.
Well, on Thursday, a day earlier,
President Trump has said President Putin had agreed to halt Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities during the current cold spell,
adding that it was very nice.