ISTANBUL — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine gathered in Turkey on Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, although expectations were low for any significant progress on ending the three-year war .

After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, two senior U.S. senators warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a major new offensive in Ukraine.

While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, the operation shows how Kyiv has been able to adapt and evolve over the war using drones.

The victory of nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential election looks set to strain relations with Ukraine and embolden Donald Trump-inspired conservatives in central Europe, analysts and diplomats said on Monday.

Russian intelligence services are actively attempting to recruit Ukrainian nationals for illegal operations across the European Union, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) said on June 2. In a statement,

Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet in Istanbul to exchange their plans for how to end the three-year war, Europe’s largest conflict since World War

European leaders face mounting pressure to act decisively, as ongoing energy imports continue to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated the need to help Ukraine. After all, if Russia suffers losses, it could push it to diplomacy, President Zelenskyy says during the Bucharest Nine Summit and the Nordic countries in Vilnius.