The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine's armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts.…

Talks between Ukraine and Russia began in Turkey on Tuesday without a handshake, Ukrainian television reported.

A Turkey-Israel gas pipeline is being discussed behind the scenes as one of Europe’s alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but it will take complicated maneuvering to reach any deal, government and industry officials in both countries say. The idea, first conceived years ago, is to build a subsea pipeline from…

Ukraine proposed adopting neutral status and a 15-year consultation period on the future of Russian-occupied Crimea as long as a complete ceasefire with Russian forces is agreed, negotiators said at the conclusion of peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Despite Russian vows to "radically" reduce military operations near Kyiv and…

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Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city but the United States warned the threat was not over as Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status in a sign of progress at face-to-face negotiations.

Peace talks begin in Turkey; UK intelligence says Ukraine forces continuing to conduct counterattacks outside Kyiv

Ukrainian MPs say they are pessimistic about peace talks with Russia, which are set to be held in Turkey later today.