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Russia returns Ukraine prisoners, sole result of Istanbul talks with Russia
The first direct Ukraine-Russia talks did not deliver a ceasefire but it did result in the largest prisoner swap of the war.
Russia Douses Trump’s Desire for Pope to Host Ukraine Talks
The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after ...
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks are scheduled, Kremlin says
Several months of intensified U.S. and European pressure on the two sides to accept a ceasefire and negotiate a settlement ...
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Russia casts doubt over Vatican as possible venue for its talks with Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast doubt on Friday (May 23) over the Vatican as a potential location for ...
Trump says Russia, Ukraine peace talks to begin 'immediately' after Putin chat
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said after a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin that peace talks would begin “immediately” ...
With little progress after phone calls and talks, Ukraine’s allies hit Russia with new sanctions
Kyiv’s European allies have slapped new sanctions on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and ...
Russian forces are creating ‘buffer zone’ along Russia-Ukraine border, Putin says
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 ...