India, Dec. 29 -- Talks between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky commenced on Sunday as the two leaders met in Florida's Mar-a-Lago estate to hold discussions aimed at ending the nearly four-year-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The leaders meet just a day after Moscow dropped around 500 drones and 40 missiles that rocked the Ukrainian city of Kyiv, killing at least one and injuring another 27. The strike also caused an extensive power outage where nearly 2,600 residential buildings were hit by missiles along with more than 300 schools, pre-schools or social services buildings.

Trump had earlier confirmed that he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon after his meeting with...