France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, sit during a summit at the Mariinskyi Palace, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions.” Speaking to reporters in the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin proposed to “restart” peace talks Russia and Ukraine held in 2022. His remarks came after leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Putin if he does not accept...