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Trump 'thinking' of going to Turkey for proposed Zelenskyy-Putin peace talks
Donald Trump has said he is "thinking" of going to Turkey on Thursday for potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia's leaders.
The US president, who previously claimed he could end the conflict in a day, has pushed for both sides to meet to bring the fighting to an end. On Sunday, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy called out Vladimir Putin to meet him on Thursday in Istanbul, but the Kremlin leader has yet to respond.
Speaking late on Monday, Mr Trump said: "I was thinking about flying over. I don't know where I am going be on Thursday.
"I've got so many meetings. "There's a possibility there I guess, if I think things can happen." Mr Trump has headed to the Middle East this week on the first major foreign trip of his second administration, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
Mr Zelenskyy backed the prospect of Mr Trump attending the talks. He said: "I supported President Trump with the idea of direct talks with Putin.
I have openly expressed my readiness to meet. "And of course, all of us in Ukraine would appreciate it if President Trump could be there with us at this meeting in Turkey." Russia playing for time? However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking on Monday, refused to say who, if anyone, would be travelling to Turkey from the Russian side.
"Overall, we're determined to seriously look for ways to achieve a long-term peaceful settlement. That is all," Mr Peskov said.
This came after the "coalition of the willing.
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