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U.S. says Istanbul talks unlikely to produce breakthrough without Trump-Putin meeting
Summary
A State Department secretary told reporters that meetings in Istanbul between Ukrainian and Russian delegations are expected but that a substantive breakthrough is unlikely unless President Trump and President Putin meet directly.
The secretary, a State Department official, said Tuesday that he will meet a Ukrainian delegation and the Syrian foreign minister in town while lower-level Russian negotiators will take part in talks in Istanbul, but he said he does not expect a major breakthrough without direct engagement between President Trump and President Putin.
Why it matters: The secretary framed direct presidential engagement as the only likely path to a decisive settlement, saying other talks at lower levels are unlikely to move the parties to a negotiated end to the fighting.
The secretary said a senior Ukrainian delegation will be in Istanbul and that…
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