Ukraine's representatives are preparing for renewed peace talks in the US, while dramatic footage has shown Russian tankers being hit by Ukrainian naval drones.

On Saturday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a delegation headed by national security chief Rustem Umerov was on its way to "swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war."

They were set to be met in Florida by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, a senior US official told Reuters news agency.

After the US-Ukraine talks, a US delegation is expected to travel to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin .

The talks come after Mr Trump released a 28-point proposal last week

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