Putin, Turkey and Trump
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Vladimir Putin rejected calls to join direct talks with Ukraine's leader in Turkey, seemingly unphased by mounting pressure from Trump to strike a peace deal.
Ministers from NATO states slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for not personally attending cease-fire talks in Turkey.
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Daily Express US on MSNPutin fighter jets spotted protecting secretive 'shadow fleet' passing through NATO watersA secretive fleet of ships carrying Russian oil had seemingly no connection with Moscow until the Kremlin used a fighter jet to allegedly protect one of the tankers. According to the Estonian Defense Forces,
Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about what he’s expecting from President Trump’s phone calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the U.S. leader has grown “frustrated" with the conflict and planned a separate call with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
President Trump opened his week with high-stakes phone calls on the war in Ukraine. Trump first spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, before calling Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning.
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Russian Leader's Bombshell Interview: Putin Unveils True Aim of Ukraine War After Turkey Talks FailNew Delhi, May 19 -- Russian Leader's Bombshell Interview: Putin Unveils True Aim of Ukraine War After Turkey Talks Fail
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin would speak to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone at 5 p.m. Moscow time (10 a.m. ET) on Monday. Trump has said he wants to meet with Putin as soon as possible, and that such a meeting was the key to unlocking progress on peace between Russia and Ukraine.