Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Istanbul might host a second round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations, following talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is open to signing a ceasefire memorandum with Russia, following a major phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
BRUSSELS – EU defence and foreign ministers will meet Tuesday in Brussels for successive sessions of the Foreign Affairs Council, focusing on support for Ukraine, the Middle East situation, and Europe’s rearmament plans.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he had a nearly two-hour phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss a possible ceasefire and ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Tirana on Friday.
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “as soon as we can set it up” to help end the Russia-Ukraine war.