Foreign Secretary David Lammy declared the UK and its allies were “united alongside Ukraine ” as he travelled to a NATO meeting in Turkey, where Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to hold peace talks with Russia ’s Vladimir Putin. Mr Lammy said NATO was working to “bring this barbaric war to an end”.

A senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects Russia's Vladimir Putin to attend peace negotiations on Thursday in Turkey. Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram on Wednesday that if Putin does not show up ,

Tomorrow, the head of the presidential office Andrei Yermak, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and presidential adviser Igor Zhovkva will go to Turkey for talks with the Russian Federation together with the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday.

Yermak pointed to "very strong and very clear statements" by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would like Putin and Zelensky to meet for direct talks in Istanbul, and may even attend himself.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will be present in Turkey for direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh he expects new sanctions to be imposed on Russia if a 30-day unconditional ceasefire isn’t agreed upon.