As many as one million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or captured in Ukraine, leading to speculation that Vladimir Putin could be targeted by an assassination squad, according to experts

U.S. President Donald Trump said he might still go to the potential Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations in Istanbul on May 16 if there is progress toward a deal, the BBC reported. "We'd like to see (the war) end and I think we have a chance of doing it,

A low-ranking Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday, while a Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelensky and including other senior government figures landed in the Turkish capital Ankara.