Russian and Ukrainian delegates are meeting in Istanbul on Monday for their second set of direct peace talks, a day after Kyiv launched a shock drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers.

By Vladimir Soldatkin, Tom Balmforth and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian officials began their second round of direct peace talks since 2022 in Istanbul on Monday with no sign they are any closer to an agreement,

ISTANBUL (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met Monday in Turkey for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, although expectations were low for any significant progress on ending the3-year-old war after a string of stunning attacks over the weekend.