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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

During tense peace talks in Istanbul, a Ukrainian delegate claimed Russia threatened "eternal war" if Kyiv refused to meet ...

Despite an invitation from President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet face to face in Istanbul, President Vladimir Putin was a ...

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for peace talks in Turkey on Friday. But, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, nor US President Donald Trump, will be there following ...