Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will again meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed.

Few expect substantial progress toward peace at a new round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. But with a new deadline from US President Donald Trump for a deal, analysts say each side wants to show Washington that it is constructively seeking peace – and that other side is not.

Ukraine proposed new ceasefire talks to Russia over the weekend as a new 50-day deadline from President Donald Trump for the two warring nations to end the conflict looms. Ukrainian