The United States and Ukraine on Sunday hailed "productive" talks on Washington's plan to halt Russia's war with its neighbor, but both sides also cautioned that the high-stakes negotiations were far from over.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that more work was required, and a source in Kyiv's delegation characterized the discussions as "not easy."

The talks in Florida come as Kyiv faces mounting military and political pressure, along with the fallout from a domestic corruption scandal.

Washington has put forward a plan to end the nearly four-year conflict and is seeking to finalize it with Moscow and Kyiv's approval.

The negotiations, which follow talks in Geneva, could set the stage for an upcoming visit to Moscow by President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, who is expecte

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