Why Türkiye became the next venue for talks on the Russian-Ukrainian war, what diplomatic maneuvers all the parties involved were conducting the day before, and what to expect from the talks in general,

The president said he's optimistic about Thursday's expected talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.

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