Russia and Ukraine exchanged more long-range drone attacks that have become a staple of the more than three-year war, officials said Friday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready for a fresh round of direct peace talks in Istanbul.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow is ready for a fresh round of direct peace talks with Ukraine, even as both warring countries traded long-range drone attacks. Speaking to reporters in Minsk,

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Donald Trump on Friday for his efforts to end the war in Ukraine and to improve relations between Washington and the Kremlin. Speaking to the state news agency TASS on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Minsk,