President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Ankara, Turkey, where he is scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and called the

Trump earlier this week met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and announced plans to ease sanctions on the war-torn country. The U.S. has deployed more than 1,000 troops in Syria for years to suppress a return of the Islamic State group.

ANKARA, Turkey — Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t show up Thursday for proposed direct peace talks in Turkey with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was waiting for Putin in the capital Ankara after challenging him to face-to-face discussions on ending their countries’ more than three-year war.

The head of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, believes that by refusing to meet with President Volodymyr

Dzhelyal, who has served as deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People since 2013, was returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity on June 29, 2024. In December 2024, news reports noted that Zelenskyy had approved the appointment of more than 30 new ambassadors,