Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the Ukrainian delegation will insist on the need for an immediate and full ceasefire during the negotiations in Istanbul on 23 July. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Details: Zelenskyy reiterated that more than 220,

Deaths have been reported on either side of the border, just hours after a third round of ceasefire talks took place in Turkey.