Zelensky claims Putin 'afraid' for not attending highly anticipated Istanbul meeting; Turkish FM: Sides 'agreed in principle ...

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was jailed in March in Turkey on terrorism and insult charges, is on his way home, ...

Sueda Uluca, Hilal Yelekçi, Lidya Pınar, Zeynep Oktay, Mina Solak, and Esin Bahat — Manifest are a Turkish girl group, fluent ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks held in Istanbul on Friday, in what ...

The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are due to hold their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in ...

After days of confusion and theatrics, direct peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators took place Friday in Istanbul for the first time since the start of the war, resulting in an ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange at peace talks in Turkey on Friday, which was led by a U.S. delegation ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended ...

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 ...

The negotiations took place a day later than planned amid low expectations for a breakthrough, after Russian President ...

The two-hour meeting was not promising, with the delegations refusing to shake hands. Much of the Ukrainian delegation wore green camouflage fatigues, while Russian officials dressed in suits.