Vladimir Putin did not intend to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul, despite the Ukrainian leader's proposal. The media are analyzing his actions. What you need to know Putin did not plan a meeting with Zelensky in Istanbul,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in Turkey this week to begin negotiations to end the three-year war between their countries. But he

Whether the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will continue to fund the war against Ukraine depends heavily on the United States of America, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states during a briefing.

"He is scared of direct talks with me," assessed the President of Ukraine. The independent Russian portal Gulagu.net reported on Putin's plans.

It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing to launch attacks along the eastern front, with the fiercest fighting centred around the contested city of Pokrovsk. Zelensky also said Ukrainian units were still operating on Russian territory in the Kursk and Belgorod regions to defend the north-eastern Ukrainian cities of Sumy and Kharkiv.