Russia-Ukraine Talks: Trump Keeps Door Open to Turkey Trip
May 15, 2025
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Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, including general news, politics, economics, business, and property. He is a graduate of the University of Lincoln, England. Languages: English. You can reach Shane by emailing s.croucher@newsweek.com
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President Donald Trump said he is still willing to travel to Turkey on Friday if enough progress is made in the Istanbul peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
“I was thinking about going…If something happened, I’d go on Friday if it was appropriate,” Trump said during his visit to Qatar.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Ankara and said he is willing to meet for face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But Putin has not so far taken up the offer.
Delegations from the two countries are due to hold the first set of direct talks in more than three years on Thursday in Istanbul.
Trump had previously demanded that substantial progress be made towards peace or he would walk away from brokering the process.
He wants a swift end to the war, citing the vast death and destruction, and the burden on American taxpayers of funding Ukraine’s defense through military aid.
“We think we’re going to do well with Russia-Ukraine. Five thousand soldiers are being killed every single week on average. Five thousand…They are wiped out,” Trump said.
“If you see the satellite pictures. I get satellite pictures of that battlefield and I want to tell you, I’ve never seen anything like that. I wish I never saw it. You have heads and arms and legs strewn all over the field…So we’re going to see if we can end that.”
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