By Tom Balmforth, Vladimir Soldatkin and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) -Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a ...

Vladimir Putin rejected calls to join direct talks with Ukraine's leader in Turkey, seemingly unphased by mounting pressure ...

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STORY: Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey ...

By Tom Balmforth and Vladimir Soldatkin ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of ...

The Ukrainian president was waiting for Putin in the Turkish capital Ankara after challenging Putin to face-to-face ...

Ukrainian President Zelensky said he would meet Putin if the Russian president agreed - but Russia says he won't be there.

By Tom Balmforth and Vladimir Soldatkin ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sent aides and deputy ministers ...

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for ...

The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.

Putin's absence punctured hopes of a breakthrough in peace efforts that were given a push in recent months by the Trump ...

President Donald Trump was not phased by Russian President Vladimir Putin opting not to attend peace talks with Ukrainian ...