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

Russia and Ukraine's first direct peace talks in three years have ended in less than two hours with no ceasefire deal but an ...

Istanbul, May 16, 2025 - Ukrainian and Russian officials have begun direct ceasefire talks in Istanbul, marking the first ...

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 ...

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

Key European leaders sought Friday to project a united front with US President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine, ...

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 ...