President Donald Trump said he may travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
The president noted that he has a "full day" scheduled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday, and he’d planned on sending Secretary of State and interim national security advisor Marco Rubio.
But, he added, "I don't know that [Putin] would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out. Marco's going and Marco's been very effective."
"If we could end the war, I'd be thinking about that. Now, tomorrow, we're all booked out, and you understand that, we're all set, UAE tomorrow, and so we have a very full situation. Now, that doesn't mean I wouldn't do it to save a lot of lives and come back."
Putin has refused to say whether he will show up for talks. (Sergei Bobylyov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
"If Putin is truly ready, not just in the media but in real life, to meet, then at the leaders’ level, we will do everything to agree on a ceasefire," he said. "Because it is with him that I must negotiate a ceasefire. He is the only one who decides."
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Putin on Sunday suggested peace talks in Turkey take place "without any preconditions" and did not say if he would attend.
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a delegation will be waiting in Istanbul, not Ankara, to speak with the Ukrainians on Thursday.
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