Russia peace talks, the top Russian diplomat paid a visit to Turkey less than a week after the Ukrainian president's trip to Ankara.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently embarked on a diplomatic tour across the Middle East, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations, addre

Turkey has offered to host negotiations “between both parties” to end the war in Ukraine after backing an American push for peace.As the war enters its fourth year, the offer follows talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey in Ankara on Monday and a new US-led drive to end the conflict that has taken a sharp turn in Moscow’s favour.

Russia remains open to negotiations on ending the Ukraine conflict, but will not stop its military operations until those negotiations “produce a firm and sustainable result that suits” Russia, visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said here Monday.

US and Russian diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss re-establishing their diplomatic missions, as the Trump administration departs from decades of American policy towards Russia and warms to Moscow.

ANKARA - Turkey, with the second-largest army ... President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during separate meetings in Ankara in February. Turkey has maintained ...