Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed on Sunday prospects for settling the conflict in Ukraine and Russia-Ukraine talks set for Monday in Turkey, Lavrov's ministry said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web rattled its five airfields and 40 bombers

By making harsh, uncompromising demands in peace talks with Ukraine while continuing to pummel it with waves of missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a clear message: He will only accept a settlement on his terms and will keep fighting until they’re met.

With Russia saying its terms for peace must remain secret until the talks begin, Ukraine won’t confirm whether its delegation will even attend.

A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days.

Two bridges have collapsed, causing trains to derail, in separate incidents within Russia, which Vladimir Putin's officials have blamed on "interference", a likely reference to Ukrainian saboteurs.At least seven people were killed and 30 suffered injuries after a bridge collapsed and a train derailed in Russia's Bryansk region that borders Ukraine,