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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bel Trew

Will Zelensky empty-chair Putin in front of Trump after calling Russia’s bluff on peace talks?

Volodymyr Zelensky has thrown down the gauntlet – and is calling Vladimir Putin’s bluff – by announcing he will indeed be in Turkey on Thursday for direct talks on a ceasefire.

To add further intrigue to what is already extraordinary encounter, if it happens at all, Donald Trump has now suggested he may fly into Tukey as well, “if it would be helpful”.

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