Last weekend saw a flurry of diplomatic activity surrounding the war in Ukraine. First, European leaders assembled in Kyiv on Saturday with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of unity to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire.

All eyes will be on Turkey this Thursday, where peace talks between Russia's and Ukraine's presidents are slated to occur. Will Putin show face? And if he doesn't, where does this leave him? View on e

Vladimir Putin's 25-year vice-like grip on Russia ends if he accedes to peace talks with Ukraine, experts say. The despot faces mutiny on all fronts at home - notably his army and the rise of "armed" opposition - with acceding to a ceasefire seen as a show of ultimate weakness.

UKRAINE is now piling the pressure on Russia as Vladimir Putin stays silent on his own offer to meet for peace talks on Thursday. Moscow’s bungle has seen Volodymyr Zelenksy take up

A surge in Russian military activity near the Finnish border has been detected, with Moscow rapidly expanding its military footprint in northwestern Russia