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Turkey’s Top Diplomat Heads for Russia to Discuss Ukraine, Syria
Turkey’s foreign minister is set to travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, following direct talks ...
Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident - and peace in Ukraine feeling no closer
Russia is still refusing to sign up to an unconditional comprehensive ceasefire. It has no intention of returning any of the ...
With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions
Kyiv’s European allies have slapped new sanctions on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...
Russia returns Ukraine prisoners, sole result of Istanbul talks with Russia
The first direct Ukraine-Russia talks did not deliver a ceasefire but it did result in the largest prisoner swap of the war.
Russian forces are creating ‘buffer zone’ along Russia-Ukraine border, Putin says
The announcement was made ahead of an expected prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia on Friday – an outcome of last week’s face-to-face talks in Turkey, the first time the two countries have ...
Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks
It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with ...
Gold eases as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire optimism curbs safe-haven demand
Gold prices eased on Tuesday, as a slightly firmer dollar and optimism over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ...
Russia launches largest drone attack against Ukraine since beginning of war, Ukrainian military says
Russia has battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine’s military said Sunday, as ...