Russia and Ukraine are due to hold their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expect them to yield ...

Back in Moscow, Putin fired the commander of Russia's ground forces, according to a decree published by the Kremlin. Watch: Russia "not serious" about peace talks, Zelenskyy says 21:40:01 ...

We'll be back again in the morning with live updates from the war in Ukraine. Until then, here's a rundown of what's been happening over the last 24 hours: Delegations from Ukraine and Russia ...

Zelenskiy said Putin's decision not to attend but to send what he called a 'decorative' lineup showed the Russian leader was not serious about ending the war ... after Moscow sent a second ...

On eve of Istanbul talks, Moscow ignored a call for a 30-day ceasefire and showed signs of preparing for new offensives.