During talks that lasted just 40 minutes, Ukraine proposed a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting in August

The talks lasted for about 40 minutes

During talks that lasted just 40 minutes, Ukraine proposed a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting in August

The warring sides remain far apart after the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations on Wednesday. But there was progress on humanitarian issues.

The latest talks in Istanbul were followed by more prisoner exchanges, but yielded no breakthrough in ending the war.