Alexei Ivanov, Russia's Chargé d'Affaires in Türkiye, has claimed that Russia is ready "to continue direct negotiations with the Ukrainian side". Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Ivanov Quote: "The Russian side has repeatedly ...

A damaged oil tanker linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” has arrived near Istanbul, Turkey, drawing attention to the risks faced by vessels involved in moving Russian oil under international sanctions.

Türkiye is ready to host Ukraine–Russia talks again. They can be organized in Istanbul, states Burhanettin Duran, Head of the Communications Department under the President of Türkiye. The President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, participated in ...

Russia says 1,000 bodies of deceased soldiers returned to Ukraine, with 38 received in return - Anadolu Ajansı

Five months after Nikolai Svechnikov went missing, authorities confirmed a body was found with "no head, no feet and no arms."

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Friday hosted Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Istanbul for hugely unusual talks focused on whether Ukraine will get an independent church, a move strongly opposed by Moscow. Bartholomew I, known as Archbishop of ...