ROME (AP) — Italy is hosting the fourth annual conference on rebuilding Ukraine even as Russia escalates its war, inviting political and business leaders to Rome to promote public-private partnerships on defense, mining, energy and other projects as uncertainty grows about the U.S. commitment to Kyiv’s defense.

International partners must help Ukraine rebuild by introducing their own Marshall Plan, U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said.

Russian drones attacked Kyiv early on July 10 for the second straight night, injuring at least two people and sparking fires, officials said as air raid sirens were activated across more than half of the country to warn of the widespread attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held strategic talks in Rome with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg to discuss weapon supplies and sanctions on Russia. Discussions included defensive strategies amidst Russian attacks,

ROME (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held a "substantive" conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Rome shortly after Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv.