The first high-level talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early months of Moscow's 2022 invasion showed they are far from agreement on steps needed for a ceasefire, even though they promised a major swap of prisoners of war.

The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after President Donald Trump said Pope Leo XIV had expressed interest in the idea. The Kremlin isn’t so keen.

Ukraine has not commented on the attack ... Prisoner Swap: Direct peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators took place in Istanbul for the first time since the start of the war and resulted in an agreement to conduct what would be the largest ...

Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with Russia presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as "non-starters".

President Trump stepped back from his demands for an immediate 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine following calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, instead suggesting

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv and its partners were considering arranging a high-level meeting between Ukraine, Russia, the United States, European Union countries and Britain as part of a push to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Trump was also scheduled to speak by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, something CNN reported took place before his conversation with Putin. Following those calls, he will speak with leaders of NATO member states, after having spoken with European leaders throughout Saturday and Sunday.