President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face.

Vladimir Putin does not intend to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul, despite the planned peace talks. The Kremlin still has not disclosed who will represent Russia in Turkey. Is this a tactic to keep Kyiv uncertain?

The Ukrainian president said he would be waiting for Vladimir Putin at peace talks proposed by the Russian president in Istanbul.