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Russia and Ukraine to hold first direct peace talks in over 3 years

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will meet in Istanbul on Friday for their first peace talks in more than three years as both sides come under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 12h

Zelensky Sends Team for Ukraine’s First Peace Talks With Russia in Three Years

Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to come to Turkey for the talks as President Trump turned up pressure for negotiations.

CNN International on MSN · 11h

A day of confusion and chaos as Russia and Ukraine agree to first direct talks in 3 years

After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same: a seven-hour stakeout on the banks of the Bosphorus,

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European leaders meet in Albania to debate security concerns against Russia-Ukraine war backdrop

The leaders of 47 European countries will meet in Albania to discuss security, defense and democratic standards against the ...

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Russian nationalists call for Moscow to fight on in Ukraine

A yacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, was vulnerable to violent winds and ...

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Russia's war casualty toll in Ukraine rises by 1,100 in past 24 hours

Russia suffered approximately 971,690 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 16, 2025, with 1,100 soldiers ...

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Russia and Ukraine to meet in Istanbul, but expectations low

ISTANBUL: Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv are in Istanbul on Friday (May 16), where they plan to hold their first direct peace talks since 2022, but the absence of presidents Vladimir Putin and Volod ...

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Ukraine Crisis Could Spark 'Direct' Russia-US Confrontation—NORAD Commander

The war in Ukraine could escalate into a direct confrontation between the U.S. and Russia, according to the Pentagon. General Gregory Guillot, the head of the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and ...

The Kyiv Independent on MSN17h

Russia seeks to 'remove root causes of conflict,' not ceasefire — Lavrov on Istanbul peace talks

Moscow's goal in the expected peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is achieving "sustainable peace" by addressing the "root ...

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