Trump ‘open’ to attending Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey, only if Putin and Zelenskyy attend it
The Hindu
Trump open to meeting Russian and Ukrainian leaders in Turkey after ceasefire talks fail, proposing a three-way summit.
US President Donald Trump is “open” to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday (June 2, 2025) to make headway towards an elusive ceasefire.
Delegations from both sides did, however, agree on another large-scale prisoner exchange in their meeting in Istanbul, which in mid-May also hosted their first round of face-to-face talks.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mr. Trump come together for a third round later this month in either Istanbul or Ankara.
Mr. Putin has so far refused such a meeting. But Zelenskyy has said he is willing, underlining that key issues can only be resolved at leaders-level.
Mr. Trump, who wants a swift end to the three-year war, is “open” to a three-way summit “if it comes to that, but he wants both of these leaders and both sides to come to the table together”, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in Washington.
But despite Mr. Trump’s willingness to meet with Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelenskyy, no U.S. representative took part in Monday’s talks in Istanbul, according to a State Department spokesperson.
Mr. Zelenskyy said that, “We are very much awaiting strong steps from the United States” and urged Mr. Trump to toughen sanctions on Russia to “push” it to agree to a full ceasefire.
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