Trump's plan for Ukraine unravels further: Putin says he'll skip the talks he called for
Articles seldom mention it was Putin who suggested the Turkey meet up but here it is.
Trump’s plan for Ukraine unravels further: Putin says he’ll skip the talks he called for
Just when it seemed the White House's Ukraine strategy couldn't get much worse, the Kremlin said Putin wouldn't participate in the talks Putin wanted.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-plan-ukraine-unravels-putin-says-ll-skip-talks-called-rcna207042
May 15, 2025, 10:36 AM CDT By Steve Benen
If all went according to plan, high-level peace talks would now be underway in Turkey with the hopes of negotiating an end to the devastating war in Ukraine. It’s now clear, however, that all is not going according to plan.
At the heart of the problem is the fact that Russia’s Vladimir Putin has apparently decided not to participate in the talks that he requested. Politico reported:
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey to attend peace talks with Ukraine that he himself suggested, the Kremlin announced Wednesday evening. The news is of little surprise, as Putin had never confirmed he would attend in person. Many observers, including EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, predicted he wouldn’t elect to meet directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
NBC News confirmed the reporting and noted that Donald Trump seemed eager to brush off the significance of the developments. Referring to Putin, the American president told reporters: “Why would he go if I’m not going? Because I wasn’t going to go.”..............
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