As Russian President Vladimir Putin explores a potential peace settlement to end the war in Ukraine, hawkish anti-Western nationalists at home are waging a campaign to keep the conflict going. “We surrender our weapons,

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.

Russian officials mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russian President Vladimir Putin ignored his demand of a face-to-face meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, where the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in more than three years are due to take place.

President Donald Trump, speaking as his Middle East trip continued Thursday, said he does not expect progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks until he meets personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian and Russian representatives will meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday, for their first meeting since the opening weeks of Moscow's 3-year-old invasion.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin held a late night meeting with some of Russia's most powerful officials to discuss the upcoming peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Vladimir Putin has admitted a key problem with Russia's economy as the country misses an oil target. The President underscored at a meeting with members of the Business Russia Association yesterday that one of the key issues is high inflation,