LIVE War in Ukraine: Zelensky so far rather positive about talks with the Russians...

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire on Wednesday in the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, already targeted several times, said the governor of the Leningrad region (northwest).

“Initial information indicates that a drone attack hit the Ust-Luga port area, causing a fire,” Alexander Drozdenko said on Telegram.

This port, which overlooks the Gulf of Finland, is a major infrastructure for Russian exports of gas, oil, fertilizer and coal.

The Ukrainian president was rather positive on Tuesday at the end of the first day of talks. “I see changes. I am very pleased with what I hear. We will see what can be done,” he said from Copenhagen where he was traveling.

According to him, the discussions – in which American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are participating – addressed the key issue of territories during this first round. While Moscow demands the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk region, Volodymyr Zelensky said that kyiv would need “very specific security guarantees” on this subject.

According to the Ukrainian leader, the possibility of a “large” exchange of prisoners between kyiv and Moscow was also raised on Tuesday.

Ukraine and Russia began talks under American mediation in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with the hope of progressing towards a settlement of the conflict and, according to Washington, of working on a “new” security framework including Europe. But on the ground, attacks continue from both sides, raising fears of a new winter without heating, running water or electricity for millions of Ukrainians.

The Ukrainian president was rather positive on Tuesday at the end of the first day of talks. “I see changes. I am very pleased with what I hear. We will see what can be done,” he said from Copenhagen where he was traveling.

According to him, the discussions – in which American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are participating – addressed the key issue of territories during this first round. While Moscow demands the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk region, Volodymyr Zelensky said that kyiv would need “very specific security guarantees” on this subject.

According to the Ukrainian leader, the possibility of a “large” exchange of prisoners between kyiv and Moscow was also raised on Tuesday.