Russia and Ukraine are poised to sit down this week in Istanbul for their first high-level face-to-face talks since 2022 — a proposal presented by President Vladimir Putin to counter increasingly loud ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkey on May 15, “without preconditions,” an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging ...

Diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are meeting in Abu Dhabi. They are discussing a plan to end the ongoing war. The fate of the Donbas region remains a major obstacle. This meeting ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish city of Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the ...

Russian and Ukrainian delegations attend talks at the Dolmabache palace, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP) (CN) — For the first time in more than ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of Friday's talks, said territory remained the key issue, specifically the eastern Donbas region. After the negotiations, Russian strikes killed one ...

ISTANBUL — A diplomatic frenzy consumed Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace on Friday, as Russia and Ukraine sat down to hold their first direct peace talks since the early months of this three-year war.