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

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

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 ...

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 such engagement since 2022. The negotiations aim to find common ground for ...

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 ...

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ...

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

President Donald Trump has taken an intense personal interest in ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, recently suggesting that “nothing” will happen until he has an official meeting with Russian ...

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted well under two hours, with no ...