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 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.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv ...

In a significant development marking the first direct peace talks since the onset of the war in 2022, Russia and Ukraine have ...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a major prisoner exchange after tense talks in Istanbul. Both sides will release 1,000 prisoners each as part of a confidence-building step. Turkish FM Hakan Fidan, ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed ...

Russia and Ukraine sat down to negotiate face-to-face for the first time in more than three years at a meeting that had ...

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, refused at the last minute to turn up, meaning there was no point in Ukrainian ...

The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years ended in Turkey with an agreement on an exchange ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed to swap 1,000 POWs each as a "confidence-building measure" but there's no big progress on a peace ...

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

European leaders unite with U.S. President Trump against Russia's stance in ceasefire talks with Ukraine. Discover more.