Putin has often said the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul could serve as a framework for peace talks with Ukraine.

Russian police said the 28-year-old American had attempted to smuggle a “significant amount” of drugs into the country, the Interfax agency reported, citing Russia’s Federal Customs Service. The agency said the American was detained at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport after flying in from Istanbul last Friday.

The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday has said “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s

Alexander Vinnik, operator of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, was returned to Russia as part of a prisoner swap with the US. Vinnik arrived in Moscow aboard a Mitsubishi Challenger jet from Istanbul,

The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin has often said the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul could serve as a framework for peace talks with Ukraine.

Russia peace talks, the top Russian diplomat paid a visit to Turkey less than a week after the Ukrainian president's trip to Ankara.

The United States has moved "very close" to reaching a peace agreement between the aggressor country of russia and Ukraine, said US Special Envoy for the

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey on Monday to discuss his country's recent talks with U.S. officials on ending the war in Ukraine, and how Ankara can contribute to the process,

As Western officials believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin's ultimate war aim of undercutting Ukraine’s sovereignty remains unchanged, the Kremlin is likely to seek similarly steep terms in any future talks.

The legal onslaught on Moscow’s second-largest airport has been seen as part of the Kremlin’s wartime drive to seize control of key assets still in private hands.

Approach of ending conflict at negotiating table aligns with Turkish policy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan says after Cabinet meeting