"The Russians don't want them to come here to Kyiv, and Witkoff is always sensitive to Russian sentiment," a person familiar with the matter said. "They're being told there that it's dangerous."

Russian drones struck and damaged a Coca-Cola plant outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Negotiators to visit Kyiv and Moscow as US president Donald Trump says he wants to see an end to the war.

Separately, one person killed and five injured after Ukrainian drone struck bus in Russian-controlled part of Horlivka.

Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians.

An unknown gunman shot the director of a private medical centre in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district; police are searching for the shooter.

President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.

Hello, it’s Friday. I’m Mared Gwyn. Today, Ukraine’s Finance Minister shares his thoughts on plans to channel Russia’s immobilised state assets to Kyiv. We also break down the brewing crisis in the Black Sea.