The US secretary of state says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey.

The BBC asked President Trump whether he was disappointed by the level of the delegation that Russia sent to Turkey.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the next steps for talks would be decided after his upcoming meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Who is Russian President Vladimir Putin sending to the peace talks with Ukraine that the Kremlin chief himself proposed? Read full story

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will not attend what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years on Thursday, the Kremlin sending instead a group of experienced technocrats

The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.

Russia has not yet said who it will send to Istanbul on Thursday and has refused to respond to ultimatums.

The EU is preparing new sanctions on Russia despite a potential meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, three sources told CNBC.

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to attend Thursday's proposed meeting in Istanbul, while Russian President Vladimir Putin has not said if he will attend

UK trial heard the ring had spied on Putin's enemies, including Alexei Navalny, in the UK and beyond

The immigration reforms and Zelensky and Putin potentially holding direct peace talks are among the front page's main stories in Monday's newspapers.

"I will be waiting for Putin in Trkiye on Thursday

Zelenskyy welcomes Russia's peace talk offer but demands a full ceasefire first as Putin rejects preconditions and proposes talks in Istanbul on May 16

The Russian leader called for "direct talks" with Ukraine in a late night address.

Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner.

Kyiv has not responded to the invitation, which comes hours after European leaders urged Moscow to commit to a 30-day ceasefire.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at achieving a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul

Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin leads commemorations as Moscow marks its annual parade.

The relationship between China and Russia is no longer one of equals.

BC Monitoring's Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow.

Putin used his speech to tie Russia's three-year war in Ukraine to the war against Nazi Germany 80 years ago.

The Russian president welcomed 27 world leaders to the event in Red Square.

Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo.

The BBCs Laura Bicker explains what to look out for during the Chinese leader's state visit to Russia.

A three-day truce was called by Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia's World War Two Victory Day celebrations.

Russia is expected to begin a self-declared three-day pause in fighting against Ukraine on Wednesday night.

In his first interview since leaving office, the 82-year-old criticises his successor's handling of the war and is challenged on his own record.

Putin on April 28 declared a three-day ceasefire to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has offered Iran Russian help in dealing with the aftermath of a blast that rocked the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and has expressed his condolences over the loss of life, the Kremlin said on Sunday

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian military commander has told President Vladimir Putin that "the scattered remnants" of the Ukrainian army remaining in Russia's Kursk region will soon be destroyed, the state RIA news agency reported on Sunday

The US president says he fears the Russian leader is "tapping me along" given Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week.

As Russia and the US seek to repair ties, could they secure a peace deal acceptable to Ukraine, asks Steve Rosenberg.

Vladimir Putin's aide says the two discussed the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks.

Svetlana Petrenko, a spokesperson for the military, said the explosive device was rigged with shrapnel and an investigation is underway.

Ukraine and Trump's rare rebuke of Putin dominate the front pages of Friday's papers.

Nine people were killed and dozens more injured in Russia's deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv since last July

The latest twist in Ukraine talks features on many front pages as well as the IMF's verdict on Trump's tariffs

The Russian president's proposal is the first signal of bilateral talks since the early days of the war.

(Reuters) -Russia launched missiles and drones targeting Ukraine early on Monday, waking up Kyiv and the eastern half of the country, hours after the one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin came to an end

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it would welcome the extension beyond Sunday of a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin even as the Kremlin said earlier there was no order for an extension

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes.

(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the Russian army is making a pretence of an Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, continuing overnight attempts to inflict front-line losses on Ukraine

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a faithful backer of the Russian leader and an advocate for the war in Ukraine

Sunday's front pages include stories on Russia being accused of breaking an Easter truce it proposed in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president accused Moscow of breaking the truce, but said Ukraine would follow it if Russian attacks ceased.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Saturday reacted cautiously to Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of a unilateral 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, saying Moscow could stop the war immediately if it wanted to

According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m