Russia and the United States are set to hold talks in Turkey on Thursday on normalising the work of their diplomatic missions after the war in Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War.

U.S. and Russian officials met in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday to continue negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and improve relations between Russia and the United States.

The Trump administration says sanctions imposed on Moscow mean the U.S. does little trade with Russia, but questions persist about the motivations.

The tone of relations between Moscow and Washington is given by the presidents of the two states, the Americans have "changed the line", now it is aimed at hearing Russia. This was stated by the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory

Russian engineer Leonid Alexeyev has been waiting for "many years" for his countryman Alexander Ovechkin to make ice hockey history, patiently keeping track of his goals -- until the towering

Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday April 10. Source: European Pravda; The Wall Street Journal Details: Russia has released Ksenia Karelina,