Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered to host Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul. US President Donald Trump offered to join. Follow DW for more

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Turkey is willing to host negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, after the Russian leader proposed direct talks in the Turkish city.

By Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Steve Holland KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Monday to join prospective Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey later this week as European countries pushed to get the Kremlin to accept their demand for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.