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

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

At the European Political Community Summit, Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders discussed increasing pressure ...

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for peace talks in Turkey on Friday. But, Presidents Vladimir Putin and ...

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

It was the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion. While both sides agreed ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being too "afraid" to turn up for face-to-face peace talks in Istanbul, as direct negotiations erupted in accusations ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin made the remarks as Russia and Ukraine met for talks in Istanbul.

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

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 ...

Zelensky, Macron, and Starmer engage Trump amid escalating tensions as Russia demands full Ukrainian withdrawal from key ...

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, refused at the last minute to turn up, meaning there was no point in Ukrainian ...