FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz via a video link from his residence outside Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -On the eve of peace talks, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war with one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict, a Russian highway bridge blown up over a passenger train and an ambitious attack on nuclear-capable bombers deep in Siberia.
After days of uncertainty over whether Ukraine would even attend, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Defence Minister Rustem Umerov would meet Russian officials at the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on Monday.
