Who are Russia and Ukraine sending to the first direct diplomatic talks between the two warring countries since the spring of 2022? Just over an hour before Moscow's midnight on May 14, the Kremlin published the names of those who would attend talks proposed last week by President Vladimir Putin.

Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will be in Istanbul today for what could be their first direct meeting on the conflict in Ukraine since 2022, but the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves little hope for progress in ending the war.

Istanbul: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Istanbul on Friday ahead of the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than