Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are leading the American delegation in Turkey, where representatives from Ukraine and Russia have gathered to restart direct peace talks.

The talks have taken place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe. Now, all eyes are finally turning to Istanbul to seek ...

Mr. Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Turkey was ready to host peace talks in Istanbul and that Turkey could assume a role in an “observation mechanism” in Ukraine as a ...

As eyes turn toward Turkey, a question looms: Who will show up for Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Share Updated: 2:21 PM PDT May 14, 2025 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

As eyes turn toward Turkey, a question looms: Who will show up for Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Updated: 5:21 PM EDT May 14, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press ...

Russia and Ukraine also pledged in March to observe a 30-day halt to attacking energy infrastructure that was brokered by the Trump administration. Both sides repeatedly accused each other of ...