Russia and Ukraine appear close to agreeing to hold a new round of peace talks in Turkey this week, although the Kremlin said on Monday that the two sides held "diametrically opposed" positions on how to end the war.

Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Fox News on Tuesday that sanctioning Russian oil to end the Ukraine war is a "very real possibility."

Russian negotiators are flying to Turkey for the first peace talks with Ukraine in more than seven weeks, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.

THE LAND ITSELF BEARS THE SCARS OF WAR, WITH WHOLE AREAS IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF LANDMINES. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF, JOHN GREENWALD, TOOK AN INDEPENDENT TRIP THERE IN THE SPRING. AND HE SHOWS US THE IMPACTS OF THE SECOND PART OF HIS WOUNDS OF WAR SERIES.

The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland.

Russia is set to spend 6.3% of its GDP on defense this year — a post-Cold War high.

Ukraine’s president proposed reviving talks brokered by the Trump administration, which seemed stalled a month ago.