Turkey Proposes to Host Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy Summit
Turkey on Friday proposed hosting a summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and the United States as it strives to broker an elusive deal to end Russia's three-year invasion - an invitation swiftly dismissed by the Kremlin.
Moscow said it was sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul for a second round of direct talks with Ukraine on Monday — though Kyiv has yet to confirm if it will attend.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has fostered warm relations with both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, has become a key mediator amid Donald Trump's push for a deal to end the over three-year war.
"We sincerely think that it is possible to cap the first and second direct Istanbul talks with a meeting between Mr. Trump, Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelenskyy, under the direction of Mr. Erdogan," Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Kyiv.