Thursday, 15 May 2025 () Delegations from Russia and Ukraine arrived in Turkey for the first direct face-to-face peace talks in more than three years, though the teams will be composed of lower-level technocrats after President Vladimir Putin stayed home. The delegations are scheduled to meet on May 15 at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul and will be held in private without press access. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the southern Turkish city of Antalya that both sides need to "compromise" to…
US President Donald Trump stated in Doha that he might travel to Turkey on Friday if the ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations show significant progress. Trump’s comments come as international focus shifts to the Istanbul talks, marking the first direct peace push since the conflict reignited....
Former U.S. President Donald Trump declared no real resolution can happen in the Russia-Ukraine war unless he meets directly with Vladimir Putin. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said Putin..
Tensions flared as Russia and Ukraine traded insults just before their first direct peace talks in over three years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s delegation a “Dummy..
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Ukraine peace talks in Turkey, despite proposing them himself. The Kremlin has instead assigned presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky to lead the..