Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Monday, March 24th, 2025. This is The Excerpt. Today, the latest on Russia, Ukraine ceasefire talks and what the US role is. Plus some experts warn that federal spending cuts jeopardize medical advances and how executives at an NHL team milk youth hockey families for profit.

As the US-Russia talks begin in Riyadh, let's turn to some news from Ukraine, where the country's state-owned railway company says its online systems have been hit by a large-scale cyber-attack. Ukrzaliznytsia says it first reported disruption to its systems on Sunday, calling it an IT failure.

A United States delegation led by real estate tycoon-turned-diplomat Steve Witkoff has begun a high-stakes meeting with Kremlin negotiators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Trump administration is pushing for a ceasefire in separate talks with Russia and Ukraine.