Source: Financial Times [UK]
“Donald Trump has said that ‘nothing is going to happen’ on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal until he and Vladimir Putin meet, damping expectations for talks between Russian and Ukrainian ministers due in Turkey. The US president’s comments threatened to thrust the latest peace efforts into disarray, as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were set to meet for the first time since 2022. … Trump had previously said he was open to taking a detour for the talks in Turkey, but decided not to after the Russian president made clear in the eleventh hour that he would not attend.” (05/15/25)