The Kremlin has commented on the position of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump is the only chance to resolve the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today in an effort to procure a cease-fire between the two nations. "I will be speaking,

Expectations of a breakthrough were low as Ukrainian and Russian delegations prepared to meet in Istanbul for the first direct peace talks since unsuccessful negotiations held in the weeks after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.