Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks in Turkey this week as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced. While US President Donald Trump has increased the pressure by giving Russia 50 days to agree on a deal or face sanctions,

Zelenskyy made the announcement during his daily address on Monday, stating that Ukrainian Security Council chief Rustem Umerov had briefed him on the upcoming talks and ongoing preparations

Ukraine and Russia have held two rounds of talks in Istanbul, on May 16 and June 2, that led to the exchange of thousands of prisoners of war and the remains of dead soldiers. But