Putin’s absence punctured hopes of a breakthrough in peace efforts that were given a push in recent months by the Trump ...

Moscow’s massacres of Ukrainian civilians blew apart any semblance of good faith as Washington pushed for talks ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s snub of Thursday’s peace talks in Turkey shows how “unserious” the Kremlin is about ending ...

Zelensky sends defence minister to Istanbul talks but says Putin 'not serious' about peace in Ukraine - Russian President ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian delegation does not include ‘anyone who actually makes decisions’.

President Zelensky has arrived in Turkey for peace talks with Russia but Vladimir Putin isn't there - and the Ukrainian leader has accused the Kremlin of sending “stand-in props” instead.

Trump says Ukraine peace talks will stall unless he meets Putin personally, claiming “nothing’s going to happen” without it.