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Hopes that Ukraine and Russia’s leaders would meet for peace talks in Turkey on Thursday were dashed as Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump opted to skip the trip. Keir Simmons reports.
Moscow’s massacres of Ukrainian civilians blew apart any semblance of good faith as Washington pushed for talks
For days, President Donald Trump repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule — one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.
Sky News' US correspondents Mark Stone and James Matthews discuss what the collapse of face-to-face talks means for Trump's reputation as deal-maker. And, Mark is in Doha as Donald Trump signs billion-dollar deals and tries to build diplomatic bridges.
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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.