The attack killed at least seven people, the authorities said, as an official suggested that President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to go to Washington to complete a deal.

Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia’s more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council,

The update was issued hours after Russia launched a wave of overnight attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said.

Mr. Trump, who promised to end the war on his first day in office, has vacillated wildly in his position. At times, he has backed Mr. Putin’s demands for territorial concessions from Ukraine. At others, he has expressed annoyance at Mr. Putin and backed continued U.S. military support for Ukraine.

Ukraine said Tuesday that it was hoping to finalize a deal with President Donald Trump in the coming days, as the United States intensified its new push to end Russia's war