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The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Putin delivers 'slap in the face' as Russian leader snubs Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

Donald Trump tells Vladimir Putin the Ukraine war ‘has to stop’ as Kremlin sends low-level team to talks in Turkey

Evening Standard

‘Significant step’: Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkiye – what to expect

Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia’s team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022.

Al Jazeera

Romania might be about to make a Trump-admiring former football hooligan its president. This is why

The election of George Simion would be a troubling – but understandable – repudiation of the country’s pro-EU establishment, says Andrei Popoviciu, a Romanian investigative journalist

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Ukraine, Russia To Hold First Direct Talks Since 2022

War rivals Ukraine and Russia are set to go into their first direct talks in more than three years on Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin not included on the list of attendees.

International Business Times

First direct peace talks between Moscow, Kyiv since 2022 to begin in Turkey

A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years, Russian state media reported, but without President Vladimir Putin as many world leaders had urged.

Radio France Internationale

Friedrich Merz makes big promises from Ukraine to economy in first government statement to Bundestag

The new German chancellor has pledged to recover Berlin from years of economic stagnation, deliver on “much needed” military development and fulfil NATO defence spending targets.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: Force Putin’s hand, Nato leaders told in Turkey, as he snubs peace talks

Lower-level Ukrainian delegations to negotiate after Russian president shies from Zelenskyy’s challenge to meet; Sumy attack kills three. What we know on day 1,177

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Ukraine peace talks hang in balance after Putin and Trump skip Turkey summit

President Trump had suggested he would attend peace talks if Vladimir Putin was also there

The Independent UK

Putin is not going to Istanbul to meet Zelenskyy, so who will represent Russia?

Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey and is instead sending the deputy foreign affairs and defence ministers, the head of his military intelligence, and the presidential aide, who will lead the delegation, the Kremlin announced late on Wednesday.

Euronews

MPs push for Russian asset seizures as Government targets tech and diamond trade

Sanctions are ‘a powerful tool in our armoury’, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said.

The Independent UK

Trump ally to brief European leaders on sanctions to weaken Russia’s economy

Senator Lindsey Graham to unveil measures if Vladimir Putin fails to negotiate Ukraine future in good faith

The Guardian - UK

Why Putin’s no-show at peace talks in Turkey is all part of his brutal pantomime

ANALYSIS: ‘Putin is not strong in direct negotiations. He’s strong in playing games,’ a senior Ukrainian source tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK

Germany's Merz Urges Europe-US Unity On Ukraine War

Western powers must not be divided in confronting Russia over the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, urging a united stance between Europe and the United States.

International Business Times

Brazil's Lula pledges to urge Putin 'go to Istanbul and negotiate' with Zelenskyy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Merz vows to keep the US on board on Ukraine and strengthen Germany's military and economy

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine

International Business Times

Trump Says 'Possibility' Of Meeting Putin For Ukraine Talks In Turkey

US President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to head to Turkey for talks on ending the Ukraine conflict, so long as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also showed up.

The Conversation

Territorial concessions will be central to any Ukraine peace deal, and to Russia’s long-term plan

If the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, meet in Istanbul on May 15, territory – and who controls it – will be high on their agenda.

Al Jazeera

Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz?

Photos of European leaders falsely suggest drugs; official clarifies item was tissue amid Russian disinformation claims.

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The Guardian - UK

Putin will not travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Zelenskyy, Kremlin confirms

Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in Turkey

The Independent UK

Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to 5 years in prison

A court in Moscow has convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an “undesirable” organization and sentenced him to five years in prison

Euronews

Germany arrests three Ukrainian nationals for plotting Russian 'sabotage' bomb attacks

The three suspects plotted to carry out arson and explosive attacks on German freight transport systems, according to federal prosecutors.

Salon

Want to beat Trump? Wait him out

It doesn't even take that long. Just look at how quickly he caved on his China tariffs

Evening Standard

Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands among qualifiers for Eurovision final

The first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, also saw Estonia, Poland and Iceland go through to Saturday’s final.

The Guardian - UK

Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened

Kremlin refuses to say whether Russian president will be part of delegation

Al Jazeera

Putin not included on Russia’s list for Ukraine talks in Turkiye

Negotiators had hoped to have direct talks between Zelenskyy and Putin in Turkiye.

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