Proposals by European nations and the US to hold peace negotiations at the Vatican, an initiative supported by Pope Leo XIV, have rejected by Russia, while it continues to prepare a draft memorandum f

According to a source from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Fidan met with Putin and the Kremlin's lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, on May 26. And on May 27 he is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart,

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.

The exchange would be the first prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia since American teacher Marc Fogel was returned to the U.S. in February.

On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

Photos of first prisoner swap released as Zelensky declares ‘we’re bringing our people home’ - The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend

Turkey is in talks with Canada's Candu Energy and other companies regarding plans to build its second and third nuclear power plants, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.Speaking to reporters during a visit to southeast Turkey on Monday,