(Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to back Western efforts towards a Ukraine truce in their first phone call since Merz took ...

Alice Weidel, born in 1979 ... You oppose sending weapons to Ukraine. We are firmly committed to peace negotiations. No, we would not support policies that continue to fuel this horrific war ...

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Russia and Ukraine failed to agree to a ceasefire in their first direct talks since 2022 - as European leaders called Moscow's approach "unacceptable" after the discussions lasted less than two ...

Kyiv was seeking an "unconditional ceasefire" to pause a conflict that has destroyed large swathes of Ukraine and displaced millions of people. Moscow has consistently rebuffed those calls and the ...

This prompted accusations from Ukraine and its European partners that Moscow wasn't really interested in a negotiated resolution to the war. After the meetings concluded, Vladimir Medinsky ...

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ISTANBUL — A diplomatic frenzy consumed Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace on Friday, as Russia and Ukraine sat down to hold their first direct peace talks since the early months of this three ...

Ukraine lost an F-16 fighter jet on Friday morning after an incident on board, though the pilot ejected safely, the Ukrainian air force said in a statement. "According to preliminary data..

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years lasted less than two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides.

Neither Zelenskyy nor Putin attended the talks. Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner exchange during peace talks in Turkey on Friday, which were led by a U.S. delegation headed by Secretary of ...