Despite an invitation from President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet face to face in Istanbul, President Vladimir Putin was a no-show in Turkey, sending instead an aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to head the Russian delegation in peace talks.

Donald Trump showed "signs of frustration" and lost his usual "cool and robust" composure during his rant about Vladimir Putin, a body language expert has claimed. Speaking to journalists onboard Air Force One,

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,