U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the informal NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey on May 14-16 to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war. "Looking towards the NATO Summit in The Hague this June,

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at achieving a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war. Zelenskyy said he would meet Putin face to face.

Turkey is the one member of the Nato alliance who has maintained relations with Russia throughout the invasion of Ukraine. Presidents Erdogan and Putin, both strongmen in power for over two decades, have always maintained a good relationship.