Posted on 05/14/2025 5:16:04 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is unsure whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the proposed Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, suggesting the leader may decline if Trump himself does not attend.
When asked about Putin's possible participation, Trump admitted to reporters on Air Force One that he does not know if the Russian head of state will travel to Istanbul. "I don't know if he's showing up [at peace negotiations]. I know he would like me to be there ... and that's a possibility," Trump replied.
"I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," the American head of state concluded and confirmed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Turkey.
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Don’t go!
Why not?
Only a fool goes to Istanbul
It’s decadent, wicked and sinful
Sell some more Nvidia chips and then go.Sarc
Each side should aim to put complete written peace proposals on the table.
Typing and not talking should be the method used.
The meeting should be negotiators only...no heads of states. That's just nuts.
Heads of state usually only show up if a deal is already finalized.
Right...that’s what I’m saying...
I can only imagine the many AI memes emerging from that.🤔
I’m saying that if they show it is because the deal is done, which isn’t nuts.
Let’s be real....Even if you sign the greatest Treaty ever...you are NOT friends in the end. So putting “Z”, Putin, Russia in the same room is absolutely stupid. I think Trump knows it’s not going to happen.....ever...
I disagree. Most such wars are choreographed anyways.
It’s decadent, wicked and sinful…
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…and an Islamic Caliphate. I find it amusing NATO hasn’t ejected them from NATO, NATO is a ship of Fools.
I find it amusing NATO hasn’t ejected them from NATO, NATO is a ship of Fools.
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……As we have been witnessing for three years.
Zelinski demanded pre-conditions and the French, Germans and Brits all chimed in saying Putin needs to go to Istanbul. Then Trump chimes in.
Putin is not going to a NATO country when the EU is preparing war tribunals to try him.
Regime change has been all the scuttlebutt with the EU-trio and Zekinski again in hopes they could lure Putint there and either arrest or kill him.
How about Zelinski go to Moscow since he’s willing to negotiate directly with Putin. Of course Zelinski’s pre-conditions of only Putin to talk with, and a 30-day cease fire are designed to allow Zelinski not to attend; fine, but Ukraine must attend and not Zelkinski, as he is barred by law and his own signature.
The little green dictator say’s he can do anything he want’s inspite of the law he signed into the constitution.
Dictator Zelinski is exposing his true nature.
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