Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday – if the Russian leader decides to show up for a summit that he himself suggested.

Efforts to restart direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are facing challenges as an American delegation leads negotiations in Turkey.

The Ukrainian president was waiting for Putin in the Turkish capital Ankara after challenging Putin to face-to-face discussions.

Kyiv accused Moscow of breaching its own ceasefire on Thursday, saying Russian forces struck hundreds of times along the front lines and launched guided bombs that killed and wounded civilians in several Ukrainian cities.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine hoped to receive 1.8 million ... upcoming foreign policy meetings focusing on helping push Russia into a ceasefire. He also said he discussed air defence systems and ...

President Donald Trump offered another glimpse of an emerging, sometimes contradictory foreign policy doctrine: trying to end various conflicts around the globe while vowing not to withdraw from the world entirely.

France's foreign minister said he hopes for an “immediate” and “unconditional” ceasefire through Thursday's Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Türkiye.

Ukraine and Russia are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals. Moscow has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of threatening the safety of dignitaries attending Victory Day celebrations after he dismissed Russia’s unilateral 72-hour ceasefire.

Donetsk region. On May 9, two civilians were killed and two others injured in attacks by Russian forces on Donetsk province in Ukraine’s east. The deaths were reported in the towns of Siversk and Rivne by the region’s military governor Vadym Filashkin.