Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.

Ukraine closed out its third round of direct talks with Russia on Wednesday with a proposal to hold a “leaders’ summit” by the end of August with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Kyiv sets deadline for Putin-Zelensky summit after peace talks fail to stop bombing - Russia and Ukraine discuss further prisoner swaps at brief session of peace talks in Istanbul

Ukraine has accused Russia of abducting Ukrainian children during its ongoing invasion and forcing them into military service once they turn 18, sending them to fight against their own people.

Volodymyr Zelensky has U-turned on a move to loosen his country's anti-corruption rules after mass protests and international fury. The Ukrainian President, who has endured more than three years of Russian invasion,

I'm just disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him” The BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent, Gary O’Donoghue, speaks to US President Donald Trump in a wide-ranging telephone interview from the Oval Office.

Retired Air Force Gen. Charles Wald joins 'Fox News Live' to weigh in on Russia's increased attacks on Ukraine despite President Donald Trump's ultimatum to Vladimir Putin.