Ukraine

Russian FM discusses Istanbul talks with Turkish counterpart

Russian FM discusses Istanbul talks with Turkish counterpart

The Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Hakan Fidan, discusses issues linked with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to begin direct talks on settling the conflict in Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, the …

Ukraine declares readiness for direct talks with Russia

Ukraine declares readiness for direct talks with Russia

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reiterated that he was ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Istanbul. According to him, it is necessary for partners to ensure monitoring of the ceasefire. …

Fidan and Rubio discuss upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks

Fidan and Rubio discuss upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday discussed bilateral ties and regional issues, including the planned peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, the Turkish Turkish Foreign …

Russia proposes Ukraine to resume peace talks in Istanbul

Russia proposes Ukraine to resume peace talks in Istanbul

On the night of Sunday, May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially proposed restoring the negotiation process with Kiev in Istanbul. Moscow is ready to begin diplomatic talks with Ukraine as early as Thursday, May 15, and is awaiting a response from the Ukrainian side.

EU readies 'plan B' should U.S. walk away from Ukraine talks

EU readies 'plan B' should U.S. walk away from Ukraine talks

The European union is preparing a "plan B" on how to keep economic sanctions against Russia should the U.S. administration abandon Ukraine peace talks and seek rapprochement with Moscow, EU's high representative for foreign and …

Lavrov reports normal dialogue with Rubio and Waltz

Lavrov reports normal dialogue with Rubio and Waltz

The Russian Foreign Ministry assessed the dialogue that Rubio and Waltz are conducting with the Russian side. Lavrov emphasized that their public statements differ from what they say when communicating with Russian representatives.