Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...

In Istanbul, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both delegations, in ...

As of May 13, 2025, Russian forces occupied 112,757 square kilometers (43,536 square miles), which constituted 18.7% of the Ukrainian territory and which is roughly equivalent to the state of Virginia ...

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years. The ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and Ukrainian officials say peace talks with Russia ended after less than two hours.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio doesn't have "high expectations" for the talks, which could see Ukraine and Russia restart direct negotiations to end the war.

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Ukraine and Russia have both sent delegations to Turkey, but Trump says nothing will happen until he meets Putin.

Foreign Ministers in NATO meet in Turkey on Thursday to prepare a pivotal summit of alliance leaders next month that will set ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent aides and deputy ministers to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday, ...