Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is stepping up diplomatic efforts to broker a high-stakes Ukraine peace summit in Istanbul, with plans to engage Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump in talks this week. 🕊️
"We’ll see if we can bring these leaders together," Erdogan told reporters, channeling big Avengers-level energy for global diplomacy. The move follows recent meetings between Turkish officials and Russian/Ukrainian delegations, where progress on prisoner swaps clashed with disagreements over ceasefire terms. 💥
Ukraine’s proposal? A Zelenskyy-Putin meeting by August’s end, with Trump and Erdogan as VIP mediators. But Russia’s delegation remains cautious, saying such a summit needs "certain processes" first. 🤝
With Istanbul already hosting three rounds of talks, could Erdogan’s city become the stage for a historic breakthrough? Stay tuned. 📍
