Volodymyr Zelensky said a devastating drone attack on Kyiv by Russian forces showed Vladimir Putin “doesn’t want peace” ahead of crunch talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump.The Ukrainian president and US leader will meet in Florida on Sunday to continue peace talks after Mr Zelensky said a peace agreement was “90 per cent ready”.

A day before his scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “man of war” after Moscow carried out the year’s longest sustained attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Russia has carried out some of the heaviest attacks on Kyiv in months, using an estimated 500 drones and 40 missiles, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault with hundreds of drones and missiles, lasting nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Florida for the peace talks with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, as Russia unleashes a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing one and injuring dozens.

Russia carried out a series of overnight air attacks on Kyiv and key energy infrastructure targets as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Ukrainians to prepare for the possibility of Christmas day strikes.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine was expected to give its latest peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of his urgent talks with leaders and officials from about 30 other countries supporting Kyiv’s effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms.

Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.