During the talks, Ukraine proposed holding a summit between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of August, according to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov,

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Wednesday for their first peace talks in more than seven weeks, with Moscow under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a deal or face tough new sanctions.

With Western leaders seemingly pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine, Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is showing no sign of stopping the fighting after its latest wave of attacks

During a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today, Donald Trump complained about Vladimir Putin repeatedly tricking him into thinking Russia will settle for peace, only to find out that he launched another attack on Ukraine.

Kyiv and Moscow will hold a new round of peace talks — the first in seven weeks — on Wednesday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said Friday that Putin’s hints at peace talks were directly aimed at sabotaging the summit. “Putin currently has no desire to end his aggression ...

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will meet in Istanbul on Wednesday evening for their first peace talks in more than seven weeks, with Moscow under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a deal or face tough new sanctions.

Both oil benchmarks rose, extending earlier gains, after Trump said he would shorten the 50-day deadline for Russia to reach a truce with Ukraine.