Personal ties and past negotiations may now shape the course of war and peace across Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Former President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which the two discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine,

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday, which both leaders described as very productive and wide-ranging. Discussions spanned the ongoing war in Ukraine,

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call on Monday that both leaders described as "very productive" and said they discussed everything from how to end Russia's war in Ukraine to Syria and the Gaza war.