Putin and Trump skip Turkey summit leaving peace talks hanging in balance - Moscow has sent a ‘low level’ delegation to meet Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, while Trump says he could fly to Tur

Ukrainian officials and analysts say that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S.

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.

That meeting wasn’t going to take place,” Trump told reporters Monday. “I insisted that that meeting take place, and it is taking place.”

The talks took place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe

Vladimir Putin rejected calls to join direct talks with Ukraine's leader in Turkey, seemingly unphased by mounting pressure from Trump to strike a peace deal.

Despite proposing the direct talks in Istanbul, Putin’s name did not appear on a list released by the Kremlin on Wednesday of Russian officials who would be attending the negotiations.

Turkey’s Hakan Fidan is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his visit.