Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to host talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul on May 15, his office said following a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 11.

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, responded on Telegram to Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul on May 11.

Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov is undergoing a military medical examination, and potential replacements are already being discussed, the Atesh movement reported on May 11.

French President Emmanuel Macron has voiced support for the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine to help stabilize the country once fighting with Russia subsides, according to his May 10 interview ...

Russia wants any new negotiations with Ukraine to be based on the results of the talks held in Istanbul in 2022 and the current “realities on the ground,” meaning the occupation of Ukrainian territory ...

Russian invaders launched 108 Shahed attack drones and other simulator UAVs against Ukraine, the Air Force reported on May 11 ...

Estonian Prime Minister Kristeen Michal said on May 11 that the positions of the United States and Europe on pressuring Russia are “once again aligning,” particularly around efforts to enforce ...

The Ukrainian Armed Forces recently advanced south of Tyotkino in Kursk Oblast, while Russian troops made gains in the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Kurakhove areas, according to a report by the Institute ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has responded to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal to hold direct talks between representatives of Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, Türkiye, Le Figaro reported ...

Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct talks with Ukraine “without any preconditions” in Istanbul on May 15, he announced at a Kremlin press conference on May 11.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed Ankara’s readiness to join ceasefire monitoring during a phone call with the “Coalition of the Willing” in Kyiv, Reuters reported on May 11.