Ukraine suspects Russia is not really interested in pausing the conflict and ending the war, and the head of the country’s delegation, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, said the key points could only be resolved at face-to-face talks between President Zelensky and President Putin.

ISTANBUL (AP) — The latest round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended Monday after just over an hour, according to Russian state media and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, Zelenskyy said a new release of prisoners of war was being prepared.