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Vladimir Putin will apparently not travel to Turkey for peace talks with Volodymy Zelensky,

his Ukrainian counterpart, according to a list distributed by the Kremlin.

Russia's delegation will be headed by Vladimir Bidinsky, an aid to Mr. Putin.

Russia's president called for the negotiations over the weekend, but declined to say whether

he would attend. Donald Trump will probably not attend.

Continuing his tour of Gulf states, Mr. Trump arrived in Qatar. The White House announced that

Qatar Airways agreed to buy up to 210 Boeing aircraft in a deal the Trump administration said

was worth $96 billion.

Earlier, Mr. Trump announced that America would lift all sanctions on Syria

and urged the country to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel.

Germany accused three Ukrainians of plotting an arson attack in coordination with Russia.

The suspects, who prosecutors alleged, were in contact with Russian agents,

were apparently planning to send parcel bombs from Germany to Ukraine.

During his first Bundestag address as Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Meertz, accused Russia of

conducting espionage and sabotage in the country, as well as disseminating systematic disinformation.

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