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

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are due to hold their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in ...

In Istanbul, the first direct talks in three years between Ukraine and Russia on ending the war have concluded. The parties ...

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

After days of confusion and theatrics, direct peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators took place Friday in Istanbul for the first time since the start of the war, resulting in an ...

President Donald Trump is on the fourth and final day of his Middle East trip. Today, the president plans to tour an interfaith site in Abu Dhabi before returning to Washington. Trump said yesterday ...

ANKARA, May 17. /TASS/. Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul were more positive than expected, a Turkish official told CNN TV. When the discussion seemed to reach a stalemate a prisoner ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange at peace talks in Turkey on Friday, which was led by a U.S. delegation ...

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

As of May 13, 2025, Russian forces occupied 112,757 square kilometers (43,536 square miles), which constituted 18.7% of the Ukrainian territory and which is roughly equivalent to the state of Virginia ...

After dangling the possibility of his attendance, Trump said he would stay away but still wants to meet with Putin, further ...

The Prime Minister said he and European allies spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump on Friday to begin “closely aligning” a response to Russia’s “unacceptable” position in ...