Russian and Ukrainian Officials To Hold Talks in Istanbul on Friday Zelensky met with Erdogan on Thursday and confirmed Ukraine would participate in the talks
Putin Aide To Lead Talks With Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio will also travel to Istanbul to attend talks that will be held the following day
Trump Says He’s ‘Thinking’ About Joining Ukraine-Russia Talks in Turkey It's unclear at this point if Putin and Zelensky will attend the talks
Putin Proposes Direct Talks With Ukraine, Zelensky Says Ceasefire Must Happen First Trump called on Ukraine to accept Putin's offer
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Gaza, End to Israeli Blockade on Aid The new pontiff also called for peace in Ukraine, welcomed the India-Pakistan truce, and made an appeal for world peace
Trump Speaks With Zelensky, Calls for ‘Unconditional’ 30-Day Ukraine Ceasefire Ukraine's parliament ratified the minerals deal with the US on Thursday
US and Ukraine Sign Minerals Deal The agreement established a US-Ukraine 'Reconstruction Investment Fund' that gives the US access to Ukraine's natural resources
Report: Putin Maintains Demand for Full Control of Ukrainian Oblasts Claimed by Russia for Peace Deal According to Bloomberg, Steve Witkoff tried to convince Putin to accept freezing the current battlelines
Putin Declares Three-Day Ukraine Ceasefire That Will Start on May 8 Ukraine's foreign minister criticized the move, saying Russia should start the ceasefire 'immediately'
Trump Tells Putin To ‘Stop’ After Major Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Capital The president wrote on Truth Social that he was 'not happy' with the attack