Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a prisoner swap after peace talks in Istanbul. Vladimir Putin's negotiator has also suggested a short ceasefire in certain areas. The talks ended after barely an hour,

Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks. But aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and

So, Russia and Ukraine are still as far apart as ever, with the two warring countries unable to make a significant breakthrough in direct talks in Istanbul.

By Vladimir Soldatkin, Tom Balmforth and Huseyin HayatseverISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory and accepts limits on the size of its army,

By making harsh, uncompromising demands in peace talks with Ukraine while continuing to pummel it with waves of missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a clear message: He will only accept a settlement on his terms and will keep fighting until they’re met.

President Donald Trump was deliberately left in the dark about Ukraine’s unprecedented drone strike in Russia on Sunday, which destroyed nearly a third of the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet in a surprise attack.

White House was not given advance notice about Ukraine’s ‘large-scale’ drone attack, which wiped out a fleet of about 40 Russian military bombers