Ukraine and Russia have begun their meeting in Istanbul on Friday in the first attempt at a ceasefire negotiation and a format that also includes representatives of the US and Turkey.  Attending the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Antalya,

After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same: a seven-hour stakeout on the banks of the Bosphorus,

Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday, after its self-declared three-day pause expired.