ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war.

More now from Rubio, who says he doesn't expect a breakthrough in the conflict unless president Donald Trump is directly involved in the negotiations and engages with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He says this is important to determine what the Russian side wants and if peace is possible.