Ukraine had framed Zelensky's demand for a face-to-face meeting with Putin as a test of Russia's true willingness to negotiate peace. Arriving in Turkey, he slammed the Russian delegation as "theatrical" and contrasted it to Ukraine's high-level group.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks to journalists as he arrives at Esenboga ... on the third day of his visit to the Middle East. Mr Trump said a meeting between him and Mr Putin was crucial to break the deadlock. “I don’t believe anything ...