Trump 'Open' To Meeting Putin, Zelenskyy In Turkey For Peace Talks: White House

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had expressed willingness to host Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy for three-way talks for an immediate ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump is open to an invitation from his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to hold peace talks in Istanbul with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the White House on Monday.

“The president has said he’s open to it if it comes to that, but he wants both of these leaders and both sides to come to the table together," US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing.

Earlier in the day, Erdogan had mentioned his willingness to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian leaders in an effort to end the war in Ukraine after several rounds of talks failed to yield a breakthrough.

“My greatest wish for both sides is to bring both Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy together in Istanbul or Ankara, and even to bring Mr Trump to their side, if they accept," he said, adding that Turkey would take steps to facilitate such a meeting.

His remarks came as Ukrainian and Russian delegations converged for a second round of talks in Istanbul on Monday, where they agreed on another large-scale prisoner exchange but failed to reach an agreement on an immediate ceasefire.

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