Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight Saturday, with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories.

Moscow said it had retaken two villages outside the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the claim.

UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.

U.S. officials arrived in Moscow discuss the proposed 30-day pause in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, but Russia is wary of the deal.

Russia rejected the United States-brokered ceasefire agreement for the war in Ukraine. Yuri Ushakov, a high-level aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, dismissed the bid as a move to help Ukraine regroup while it’s on the back foot.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia did not outright reject U.S. President Trump’s ceasefire plan for Ukraine but is not ready to sign it.

US negotiators travelled to Russia on Thursday to present their plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but Moscow warned in advance it would refuse any temporary deal that gave Kyiv a "breather".Ukraine agreed to the plan during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,

Russia is ready to discuss the outcomes of the US and Ukraine negotiations in Jeddah with the American side. Contacts between Moscow and Washington could take place as early as March 13, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday.

Remarks from a senior Kremlin official show that Putin thinks Russia’s advances in Ukraine give Moscow a strong hand in peace negotiations.