By Marina Bobrova and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in the Turkish capital Istanbul that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war.

KYIV/BRUSSELS: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will be waiting for Russian leader Putin in Ankara on Thursday (May 15) for talks. President Putin hasn't yet said whether he w

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Ankara on May 15, prepared to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for direct talks — if Putin attends. Zelensky warned that Putin’s absence would signal his unwillingness to end the conflict and called for new sanctions if he fails to show.

Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 100 drones, rejecting calls for a ceasefire as Zelenskyy says he'll "be waiting for Putin" to join him for direct talks in Turkey.

Russia adopted an age-old strategy during the war in Ukraine as they swapped the safety and power of an armoured tank for the speed and flexibility of a motorcycle

Russia did not support the idea of a ceasefire today, May 12, but Russian dictator Vladimir Putin proposed negotiations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed. Read more about what happened over the weekend.

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It was a proposal that the Kremlin could neither outright reject nor accept, intended to force it into an awkward choice, revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true appetite for his brutal war of choice.