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Russian president Putin did not show up in Turkey on Thursday for proposed direct peace talks with the Ukrainian leader. Mr Zelensky was waiting for the Russian leader in the capital of Ankara after challenging the Kremlin leader to face-to-face discussions on ending their three-year-old war. But Putin sent just…

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian president Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey. Mr Zelenskyy said he is sending a…

So is this the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning or just a bit of pointless pantomime? Or might it be all of them, depending on your point of view? On the one hand, Ukraine's leader has turned up for peace talks in Turkey with a strong…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that only Trump-Putin direct talks can break Ukraine war deadlock after Russia sent a second-tier team to talks in Turkey read more US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the only way a breakthrough will happen in the efforts…

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending Thursday, May 15, 2025’s much-anticipated peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul, despite direct appeals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting. According to a statement from the Kremlin, Russia’s delegation will instead be led…

By Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets including the Daily Express, The Times, Harper's BAZAAR, and Grazia. She has an M.A. in Newspaper Journalism at…

News Putin quips Anwar 'true Muslim' after PM cracks second wife joke Published:   May 15, 2025 10:48 AM ⋅ Updated: 2:48 AM Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly called Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim “a true Muslim”, in response to the latter’s joke during a private tour of the Kremlin…

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KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged US counterpart Donald Trump to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, while accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to end the war.   Zelensky said in Kyiv that the West should impose massive sanctions if…