In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting at the Presidential palace in Ankara,

Talks to end the war in Ukraine may move forward today, but it looks like most of the key players won't be there. There are delegations there from the three critical countries including Ukraine, Russia and the United States.

Brief talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul with lower-level delegations. This was the first time the two countries held direct negotiations since the first weeks of Russia's invasion.