“Turkish President Recep Taiip Erdogan said that US President Donald Trump told him that he would be present in potential peace talks between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in Turkey if Russian President Vladimir Putin also agrees to participate in them. Returning from the NATO summit, where he met Trump for the first time after his return to President, Erdogan said he told the President of the United States that Ankara was seeking to gather Russia and Ukraine leaders in Turkey for peace talks. “He (Trump) said:” If Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to Istanbul or Ankara to find a solution, then I will also come, “Erdogan quotes Reuters. “We will make the necessary contacts and, with God’s help, implement this meeting as soon as possible,” he added. Trump did not declare it. Recep Taiip Erdogan and Donald Trump held a meeting in the Hague, the Netherlands, where they participated in the NATO Heads and Government Summit. According to Erdogan’s press service, bilateral relations between Turkey and the US were discussed during the meeting, regional and global issues, in particular, finding a peaceful settlement of war between Russia and Ukraine.”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Returning from the NATO summit, where he met Trump for the first time after his return to President, Erdogan said he told the President of the United States that Ankara was seeking to gather Russia and Ukraine leaders in Turkey for peace talks.
“He (Trump) said:” If Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to Istanbul or Ankara to find a solution, then I will also come, “Erdogan quotes Reuters.
“We will make the necessary contacts and, with God’s help, implement this meeting as soon as possible,” he added.
Trump did not state this at this time.
Recep Taiip Erdogan and Donald Trump held a meeting in the Hague, the Netherlands, where they participated in the NATO Heads and Government Summit. According to Erdogan’s press service, bilateral relations between Turkey and the US were discussed during the meeting, regional and global issues, in particular, finding a peaceful settlement of war between Russia and Ukraine.
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In negotiations in Istanbul on June 2, Ukraine suggested that the Russian side meet the leaders by the end of June. Moscow rejected this proposal.
On June 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his willingness to meet with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, but again declared his illegitimacy.
In May, Putin proposed to renew “direct negotiations” with Ukraine. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky offered a personal meeting in Istanbul. And Trump, who was then in the Middle East, stated that he could come to Istanbul if the leaders of Russia and Ukraine met there.
However, Putin sent a Russian delegation to Istanbul and did not go.