Putin, Trump and Turkey
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Just when it seemed Donald Trump's Ukraine strategy couldn't get much worse, the Kremlin said Vladimir Putin wouldn't participate in the talks Putin wanted.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was not surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a no-show for anticipated peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey this week.Trump had pressed for Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet in Istanbul.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.