President Donald Trump says he may call Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, after Putin skipped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.

Trump was hopeful that Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would meet in Turkey on Thursday for their first round of in-person negotiations to end the three-year long war in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other than the president himself.

US President Donald Trump offered on Wednesday to head to Turkey for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, so long as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up. The Kremlin was silent for a third day running on who would represent Moscow at the highly anticipated talks,

US President Donald Trump has begun a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as part of a renewed push by the White House to cement a cease-fire to halt shooting in the Ukraine war.

Russian forces killed at least three civilians and injured 15 more over the past day, according to Ukrainian authorities. In the hours before a Moscow delegation was set to meet its Kyiv counterparts, Russia fired 112 drones at Ukraine, 73 of which were shot down.

President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he wants to meet Russian ... level Russian team headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Officials and observers expect these talks to yield ...