Trump open to peace summit with Zelensky and Putin, says White House

The White House has announced that President Donald Trump is willing to attend an anticipated peace summit in Turkey alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “My desire is to bring Putin and Zelensky together in Istanbul or Ankara. Also to invite Trump to this meeting as well.” He added that steps will be taken after ongoing talks, Firstpost reported.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian and Russian officials convened in Istanbul for the second round of negotiations. There was no substantial breakthrough recorded, although both sides agreed to swap captives and the corpses of fallen soldiers.