Ukraine on Sunday marked 34 years since its independence, as Russia accused the country of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight.

The weekend's developments come as U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that he believes "the Russians have made significant concessions to President Trump for the first time in three and a half years of this conflict."

"They've actually been willing to be flexible on some of their core demands," Vance said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday. "They've talked about what would be necessary to end the war. Of course, they haven't been completely there yet, or the war would be over. But we're engaging in this diplomatic process in good faith."

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