Ukraine will make the ceasefire a priority at talks with the russian delegation in Istanbul on May 16 and will also raise the issue of a meeting between

Ukraine and Russia plan to hold their first direct peace talks in more than three years when officials meet in Istanbul on Saturday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had travelled to Turkey but said he would not attend the talks,

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.