Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat - but show no evidence that peace is near

Although both leaders express optimism in Florida there is no indication of progress, writes the BBC's Vitaliy Shevchenko.

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Afterwards, optimism was much on display at Mar-a-Lago. It was a "terrific meeting", according to Donald Trump. Volodymyr Zelensky agreed, describing it as a "great meeting" with "great discussions on all the topics".

But even if the two presidents sounded more upbeat than before, yet again we did not hear any evidence of progress - just like after all the previous talks held this year.

There is still no answer to the key question of whether Ukraine will have to give up territory in exchange for a promise of peace. This is one of the main demands put forward by Russia and apparently backed by the US, so the fact that Zelensky has not accepted it - at least not in public - counts as good news for Ukraine. He did appear to leave the possibility of territorial concessions open, however, by saying that a referendum may be held to approve any deals to end the war.

There is also no clarity on another crucial issue: security guarantees. Even though President Zelensky says they were "100%" agreed with the US, we do not know what they are and whether they would be enough to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again.