Russia's defence ministry said its air-defence forces used on-duty systems to intercept and destroy 239 Ukrainian drones overnight.

US Vice President Vance left Joint Base Andrews late Saturday afternoon local time for Lucerne, Switzerland, to participate in talks with Iran, CNN reports. US special Middle East envoy Witkoff and Kushner were already on site handling technical aspects. Vance said earlier Saturday the trip’s timing was adjusted several times over the past week and called the visit a "finely coordinated process" requiring diplomatic protocol and procedure.

Al Arabiya reported Iran's negotiating team entered the meeting room after journalists were evacuated.