Donald Trump himself can still approach Turkey for negotiations on May 16, “if it is appropriate.”
US president Donald Trump at a meeting with business representatives in the capital of Qatar Doha said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would barely go to Turkish Istanbul for peace negotiations in Ukraine without his participation. It became known on Thursday, May 15.
“No … Why does he need (Putin – Ed.) To go, if I didn’t go there? After all, I wouldn’t go. I didn’t plan. I would definitely go, but I didn’t plan. I said: I didn’t think he would go without me. And I didn’t think you could go without my presence for Putin,” Fox News quoted Trump.
The US president announced hope that “Russia and Ukraine will achieve something.”
At the same time, Trump added that he could still approach Turkey for negotiations on May 16, “if it is appropriate.”
The day before, the Kremlin published the composition of the delegation for negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15. Vladimir Medinsky, a assistant to Putin, who in 2022 was the leader of the Russian negotiation team, when Ukrainian and Russian delegations were also encountered in Istanbul.
As you know, now in Turkey there is President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. He will meet with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also, presidents of both countries can join Istanbul negotiations if Putin arrives there.
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