Direct Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Fail to Secure a Cease-Fire

'Detached from reality': Russia-Ukraine peace talks finish in under two hours

Ukraine and Russia have failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct talks in more than three years, with Russia presenting conditions that a Ukrainian source described as “non-starters”.Under pressure from US President Donald Trump to end the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War Two, delegates from the warring countries met for the first time since March 2022, the month after Russia invaded its neighbour.The talks in a palace in…

Direct Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Fail to Secure a Cease-Fire

With both sides unwilling to concede, Kyiv is calling for more Western pressure on Moscow.