Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin won't attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years.

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.

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…

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

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

Talks between Moscow and Kyiv will test whether Vladimir Putin is serious about a cease-fire deal, as they'll also test President Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict.

Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky will lead Russia’s delegation and attend the peace talks instead of Putin.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has maintained that he will go to Istanbul only if Putin does. Putin and Zelensky have not met themselves since December 2019.

The Kremlin has left despot Vladimir Putin's name off the Russian delegation attending talks with Ukraine in Turkey. 

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.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated they would not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years, with the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats.