Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Wednesday for their first peace talks in more than seven weeks, with Moscow under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a deal or face tough new sanctions.

Officials from Russia and Ukraine ended a third round of formal negotiations in Istanbul with an agreement to swap more prisoners but little sign of progress on a deal to halt the war.

The third round of peace talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations began on the evening of 23 July in Istanbul, Türkiye. Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, reporting from the scene;