The diplomatic road that paved the way for a planned Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov, File)FILE - In this photo, provided by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, welcomes the Russian, left, and Ukrainian delegations ahead of their talks in Istanbul, March 29, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP, File)FILE - Cargo ships anchored in the Marmara Sea wait to cross the Bosphorus Straits in Istanbul, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)FILE - Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky arrives for a news conference following a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations for peace talks at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)