President Trump announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would represent him in upcoming Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul. While Trump previously expressed a willingness to attend in person, logistical challenges likely render that unlikely. Ukrainian President Zelensky agreed to join the talks, though Putin's involvement remains uncertain. Trump emphasized the humanitarian toll of the conflict, hoping to facilitate peace for the sake of affected families, which reflects the emotional weight of the ongoing crisis in Europe.
Talks are being held in Turkey later this week - probably on Thursday, and they could produce some pretty good results. Our people are going to be going there, Marco is going to be going there, others are going to be going, and we'll see if we can get it done.
I would fly there if I thought it would be helpful, but there were no indications late Tuesday that preparations were being made for a side trip to Turkey.
I wanted to achieve peace because of the toll of the conflict on 'young, beautiful souls that left their parents, waving goodbye to their brothers and sisters. Goodbye. I'll see you soon', and they got blown to pieces.
It's unclear if Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the talks, as Trump predicted would happen.
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