Recent diplomatic efforts involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States have failed to produce a breakthrough in the ongoing conflict, with differing stances on key issues like territorial integrity and conditions for peace talks remaining significant obstacles.

Russia and Ukraine held direct peace talks in Istanbul on Friday, May 16, for the first time since the early months of the war, resulting in an agreement to conduct what would be the largest ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to direct talks in the three-year-old war on May 15 in Istanbul ... 30-day ceasefire starting May 12, with peace talks and a possible "reassurance force" of European ...

Pope Leo XIV may have offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican, but neither the pope nor senior Vatican officials have spoken publicly about the possibility, leaving prospects for such talks uncertain.

Russia has battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine’s military said Sunday, as Moscow intensified its military assault despite holding direct peace talks with Kyiv Friday.

Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy shared details on his meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome on Sunday.

Ukrainian officials and analysts say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire against Vladimir Putin, while depending on Europe’s support.

The announcement was made ahead of an expected prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia on Friday – an outcome of last week’s face-to-face talks in Turkey, the first time the two countries have held direct talks at any level in three years.