Ukraine and Russia have failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with Russia ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks held in Istanbul on Friday, in what ...

Russia and Ukraine’s first direct talks in three years began Friday with hopes as dim as the gray Istanbul skies.

Istanbul, May 16, 2025 - Ukrainian and Russian officials have begun direct ceasefire talks in Istanbul, marking the first such engagement since 2022. The negotiations aim to find common ground for ...

Kyiv accused the Kremlin of introducing new “unacceptable demands” to withdraw Ukrainian forces from huge swaths of territory ...

A spokesman for the leader of the Catholic Church said the new Pontiff was hopeful he could provide an 'opening for peace'.

Keir Starmer criticised Putin’s refusal to attend the talks, claiming it showed a lack of commitment to resolving the conflict and slamming the Russian leader for not being 'serious' about peace ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the outcome of direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Israeli airstrikes ...

The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy towards solving Europe’s ...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed security guarantees and cooperation in the energy sector with Bulgarian ...

Sir Keir Starmer, Mr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and Poland held a phone call with the US president to ...

Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement * Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says * Ukraine 'lost contact' ...