High-level talks between Russia and Ukraine continue with promises of prisoner swaps despite significant disagreements on ...

In Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine engaged in peace talks for the first time in three years, moderated by Turkey. Despite ...

Securing a prisoner swap agreement marks progress but big gaps remain on core conflict issues, says an international relations observer.

Following years of outright conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir ...

Istanbul, May 16, 2025 - Ukrainian and Russian officials have begun direct ceasefire talks in Istanbul, marking the first ...

After the Trump-Putin phone call, there is a stalemate on Ukraine: the US president's words shuffle the cards again and leave ...

Russia and Ukraine resumed peace talks in Istanbul on Friday after a stalemate since 2022 ... to continue our negotiations,” Medinsky said. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said ...

He said that the balance of power between Russia and Ukraine is likely to remain relatively even through 2025, making a decisive outcome difficult and prolonging the stalemate. Cui said that ...

But since that time, Trump has sought to organize a meeting between Zelensky and Putin in Istanbul, and has even floated going there himself to oversee the talks, in a last-ditch effort to secure ...

Ukraine and Russia ... blackmail instead of negotiations, and instead of compromises there is a list of ultimatums, including the demand to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia." ...

We are getting very close to the point where Donald Trump realizes that his dear friend Vladimir Putin has been playing him for a fool.