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Ukraine, Russia talks in Istanbul last less than two hours, agree on little
The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of the war lasted just two hours in Istanbul on ...
Russia says Ukraine talks yielded a prisoner swap deal and an agreement to keep talking
Russia said on Friday that the first direct talks with Ukraine in more than three years had yielded a deal to swap 1,000 ...
Ukraine and Russia's talks in Istanbul were symbolically important - but revealed a stark reality
Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large-scale prisoner swap, potentially involving thousands of captives. Still, the level of ...
Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on
Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky to send team to Istanbul talks but dares Putin to ‘demonstrate leadership’
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Kyiv will send a delegation led by defence minister Rustem Umerov for direct talks with a Russian ...
Planned Russia-Ukraine talks upend European push for U.S. sanctions on Moscow
The talks in Istanbul complicated a European push for the United States to pressure Russia into a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Trump downplays Putin’s decision to skip Istanbul peace talks with Zelenskyy
Trump earlier this week met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and announced plans to ease sanctions on the war-torn ...