KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked his US counterpart Donald Trump to help arrange a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while accusing the Russian leader...

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was "thinking" about flying to Turkey for possible peace talks between Ukraine and Russia but the Kremlin was silent about whether Vladimir Putin would attend. Story by Eliza Herbert.

Russia and Ukraine took a significant step towards discussing an end to the Ukraine war Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would personally be "waiting for Putin in Turkey" on Thursday. Putin accepted to engage in "direct talks" with Ukraine, but refused Zelensky's request to implement an unconditional ceasefire proposal Ukraine and its allies presented last Friday.