US President Donald Trump has offered to make a detour and stop in Turkey during his trip to the Middle East if it will persuade his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to show up at talks aimed at moving toward a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow to end Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

No time has been set for talks between officials from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, where there is currently a technical-level Russian delegation and some US officials, a Turkish foreign ministry source has said.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday, the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats.

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin indicated they would not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday (May 15), the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats. Putin on Sunday

The Kremlin left President Vladimir Putin off its list for talks in Turkey on Thursday with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, instead naming a lower level team for the first direct Russia-Ukraine contacts on their conflict in more than three years. Zelensky had challenged Putin to meet him in person at…

The Prime Minister said Putin listened carefully to the concerns raised and conveyed his sympathy and condolences to the victims’ families.

If Zelenskyy and Putin meet in person, it will be their first time to do so in years.

Zelenskyy had earlier said he would attend the talks and meet Putin in person if the Russian President agreed

A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.

Steve Witkoff, the US President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, announced that he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are set to travel to Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday, 16 May, for discussions related to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Doha, Witkoff did not clarify whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would participate in the talks.

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the names of officials who will represent Russia in the renewed negotiations with Ukraine, set to

Both leaders are expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues and explore potential areas of collaboration between Malaysia and Russia.

NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next 7 years.

Recently, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) under the United Nations (UN) ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of MH17, which

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Turkey that he proposed. Meanwhile, the EU has unveiled new sanctions targeting Russia's "shadow" fleet. DW has more.