The second recent round of direct discussions, in Istanbul, resulted in an agreement to trade more prisoners, but produced few steps toward ending the fighting.
Author: Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko
Ukraine and Russia Agree to Cease Fighting in the Black Sea, White House Says
The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first.
Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire: What to Know
The Kremlin said that President Vladimir V. Putin had agreed in a call with President Trump to temporarily stop strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Russian Attack Leaves Over a Million in Ukraine Without Electricity
Power plants and a major hydroelectric dam were damaged in what Ukrainian officials said was one of the war’s largest assaults on energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian Missile Attack on Belgorod Kills at Least 18, Officials Say
The bombardment of Belgorod on Saturday, apparently in response to an enormous air assault by Moscow a day earlier, appeared to be the deadliest single attack on Russian soil since the start of the war.