A Kremlin spokesman says Russia and Ukraine have no scheduled direct peace talks. The statement Thursday came nearly a week after their first face-to-face meeting since the early weeks of Moscow's invasion in 2022 and days after U.

The US would like Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, to no longer participate in negotiations with Ukraine, reports Bloomberg. According to its sources, American officials are currently in contact with Ukrainians to ensure negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.