The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about trying to find peace at talks he has proposed in Turkey but his spokesman said he could say no more about the talks after Ukraine demanded the Kremlin chief attend.

President Trump is considering making a pit stop in Turkey on Thursday to attend scheduled Ukraine-Russia peace talks during his tour of the Middle East. “I think you’re going to have maybe a good meeting.

Russia must show “without delay” it is willing to broker peace in Ukraine, Kyiv’s leading European allies have said after David Lammy insisted Vladimir Putin must “get serious” about negotiations.The Foreign Secretary hosted his counterparts from from France,