Trump makes jibe at Putin over VE Day in demand for peace deal - Ukrainian president Zelensky said he would be waiting for Putin in Istanbul, Turkey, for direct peace talks ...

Zelensky demands Putin agree to full ceasefire – but welcomes his call for talks - Russian president proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey on 15 May ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comments mark the latest move in a weekend-long exchange of proposals from both sides on the next steps in the U.S.-led peace effort.

Emmanuel Macron ruled out agreeing to halting military aid to Kyiv, saying the proposed ceasefire would have no preconditions. Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party ...

President Emmanuel Macron of France ... he returned for his first — and only — direct talks with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia over the war between their countries.

President Vladimir ... Putin's proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is "not enough", French President ...

Putin: "We would like to start immediately, already next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where they were held before and where they were interrupted." ...

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Ukraine with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz as they continue to pressure Vladimir Putin into agreeing a 30-day ceasefire. The leaders of the UK, France ...

French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said Ukraine was ready ... Macron's comments came after President Vladimir Putin indicated that Russia was ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine ...