Russia, Ukraine set to hold more peace talks after Kyiv strikes nuclear-capable bombers

Their last round of talks in Istanbul on May 16 yielded the biggest prisoner swap of the war, with each side freeing 1,000 prisoners, but no sign of peace.

Russian and Ukrainian officials arrived at a palace in Istanbul on Monday for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, with no sign they are any closer to an agreement, one day after Kyiv struck some of Moscow's nuclear-capable bombers.