Russian and Ukrainian delegates have begun their third set of direct talks in Istanbul, days after US President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to make peace or face “very severe tariffs.”

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Wednesday for their first peace talks in more than seven weeks, with Moscow under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a deal or face tough new sanctions.

Ukraine’s top military commander Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky called on President Trump to provide long-range missiles capable of attacking deep into Russia to cripple Moscow’s war machine.

The U.K. chaired a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting to discuss rapid transfer of arms including Patriot missiles, as the Britain responds to President Donald Trump's 50-day ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The State Department has approved $322 million in proposed weapons sales to Ukraine to enhance its air defense capabilities and provide armored combat vehicles.

The two sides agreed to have a prisoner exchange of 1,200 people, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said.

There are currently no enemies of Ukraine in the team of US President Donald Trump. There are, perhaps, only skeptics regarding the provision of military aid to Ukraine. But there are more friends of Ukraine there,

The delivery of the highly sought-after systems is proving difficult and will take at least eight months, Spiegel wrote. Additional Patriot batteries for Ukraine are expected to take even longer to prepare.

Ukrainians are protesting after the passage of a controversial bill increasing oversight of two anti-corruption agencies. The move has the potential to impact the country's bid to join the E.U.

The Patriot defense systems mentioned by US President Donald Trump will not arrive in Ukraine before spring 2026, Spiegel reports. As it turns out, rapid delivery of life-saving equipment to Ukraine is a difficult task,