Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on forthcoming Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via ...

Few had expected Putin to show up in Turkey, and his absence punctured any hope of significant progress toward ending the 3-year-old war amid peace efforts in recent months by the Trump ...

Vladimir Putin stays away; Zelenskyy says Russian line-up looks "decorative." Not clear yet when talks will begin. "I feel disrespect from Russia," Zelenskyy said. "No meeting time, no agenda ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian ...

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

December 2019 was the last time Putin and Zelensky met in person, the BBC reported. Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would attend the peace talks and suggested other officials may join ...

Arabic. French. Tehran is preparing for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told RIA Novosti—as U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's stated willingness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday — a meeting not yet agreed by the Kremlin — sent European defense stocks lower ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding "direct talks" with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul, as European leaders and the United States attempt to put pressure on Moscow to agree to a ...