On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

Trump appeared to accept Putin’s demand to postpone a ceasefire until after negotiations, and there was little to indicate ...

Trump says ‘hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war ... will end' ...

A day later than expected, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met face-to-face in Istanbul yesterday for the first time in more than three years.

Russia and Ukraine’s first direct talks in three years began Friday with hopes as dim as the gray Istanbul skies. And while the weather brightened as the talks went on, the prospects for peace did not ...

Russia is demanding Ukraine withdraw all troops for a ceasefire, a move Kyiv calls unrealistic. This live blog is now closed.

The US president defends the Russian leader even though he rejected a 30-day ceasefire proposal and has snubbed the Ukrainian ...

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday – if the Russian ...