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Secretary of State Macro Rubio kicked out the pessimistic tone on the eve of the interview in Turkey, which was now set on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump He said he would not be present.
Peace negotiations, which were supposed to happen on Thursday, threw themselves into a mess after Russian and Ukrainian delegations, including the Ukrainian president Vodimir ZelenskyyHe landed in various cities in Turkey as a confirmation arrived that not only Putin would not deal with discussions, but no higher members from Kremlin.
According to reports, the frustration grew as delegations and intermediaries spent most of the day, examining when, even whether they would meet on Thursday before the meeting was eventually pushed on Friday.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the aircraft one on the way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Honestly, at this point, I think it’s profusely clear that the only way we will have a breakthrough here between President Trump and President Putin“Rubio told reporters.” This will require that level of engagement to break into this matter.
“I don’t think anything productive will actually happen from this point forward … Until he gets involved in a very honest and direct conversation, which I know that President Trump is ready to do,” he added.
Peace negotiations were first created after Putin suggested that Ukraine and Russia should be involved in direct conversations. Zelenskyy agreed And they said that these conversations should keep the leaders of the warring peoples.
Trump caused a surprise at the beginning of this week when Suggested that he could travel to Turkey From the UAE if progress was achieved in talks on Thursday, but he never suggested that the US president, who was supposed to end the tour in the Middle East, be present for negotiations.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Ankara Presidential Complex, Turkey on May 15, 2025. (Turkish Presidency/Murat Tower/Anadolu Via Getty Images)
Putin proposes direct peace negotiations with Ukraine to end the war
Kremlin confirmed on Thursday that Putin would not participate in peace negotiations.
Aboard Air Force on Thursday, Trump He suggested that Putin did not attend the wrong communication of the schedule and told reporters that there was no hope in any real progress in the negotiations until he and Putin speak.
“Look, nothing will happen until Putin and I gather. Ok?” Said Trump. “He went, but he thought I was going to go. He didn’t go that I wasn’t there.
“I don’t believe anything will happen, whether you like it or not, until he and I gather,” he added.
Any future plans for Trump and Putin who talk remain unknown.
“What I can say with certainty is that he is president … willing to stick to [this] As long as it is necessary to achieve peace, ” Said Rubio. “However, we cannot still fly all over the world and get involved in meetings that will not be productive.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the media after a meeting of Foreign Minister NATO Antalia, May 15, 2025, on the eve of potential peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Turkey. (Ukit Bektas/Pool/AFP Vitty Images)
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“The only way we will have a breakthrough here is with the President Trump sitting face to face with the President Putin and determines once and for all, is there a The way to peace“He added.
Zelenskyy did not refrain from frustration expressions of what he said was Putin’s “attitude insecure”.
“There is no time of meeting, without the agenda, without a high-level delegation is the personal disrespect for Erdoğan, Trump,” Zelenskyy Allegedly said At a press conference on Thursday after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
