Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 100 drones, rejecting calls for a ceasefire as Zelenskyy says he'll "be waiting for Putin" to join him for direct talks in Turkey.

WASHINGTON/RIYADH/ANTALYA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul for potential talks on Thursday on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the plans said on Tuesday.

It was a weekend of diplomatic announcements on the war in Ukraine. First, European leaders assembled in Kyiv on Saturday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to put pressure on Russian President

Against a backdrop of the mayhem caused by the first 100 days of the Trump administration, Europe is faced with a number of awkward choices. First and foremost, it needs to create a European security architecture in the event that America withdraws from or substantially diminishes its presence in NATO.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to host negotiations for a ceasefire and permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine, President Tayyip Erdogan told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a phone call on Sunday, Erdogan's office said.