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"Zelenskyy Is A Pawn" - Trump & Putin Skip Turkey Peace Summit To End Ukrainian War

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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President Zelensky publicly challenges Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks in Istanbul—just days after former President Trump hinted that negotiations could begin “later this week.” Trump claims both sides are open to a 30-day ceasefire, but the Kremlin now says Putin will not attend. Trump’s own attendance was pulled after Putin backed out. The PBD crew breaks down the drama behind the scenes: Why didn’t Putin show? Was it all about Trump? Is Zelensky using this moment as a photo op? And is anyone in the West serious about ending this war?

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0:00.0

So Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him in person for peace talks.

0:03.5

Just as Trump suggested, Ukrainian President Zelensky challenged Putin to meet him in person

0:08.6

for peace talks in Istanbul with his advisor, Mikhailo Podolig, stating President Zelensky

0:14.9

will not meet with any other Russian representative in Istanbul except for Putin as a sign

0:19.8

Russia is ready to end its invasion.

0:21.9

This followed President Trump's suggestion who said talks are being held in Turkey later. This

0:26.3

week, probably on Thursday, and they could produce some pretty good results. The Kremlin has not

0:31.1

confirmed Putin's attendance at the Thursday meeting, which is today, which he proposed after

0:35.6

Western threats of sanctions of 30 days, he ceased fire was not agreed upon with the Institute for the Study of War,

0:43.5

noting Russia officials claim a sit-down would be pure spectacle.

0:48.7

U.S. envoys Steve Whitkoff and Keith Kellogg and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will

0:53.8

attend to help end the three-year war per familiar sources.

0:57.7

And then, obviously, Rob, if you got the clip, going to play the clip here.

1:00.4

What happens on Thursday if President Putin doesn't show up in Turkey for the talks with the Ukraine?

1:05.4

What will you do?

1:06.2

Well, I don't know if he's showing up.

1:07.5

I know he would like me to be there.

1:11.1

And that's a possibility.

1:13.0

If we could end the war, I'd be thinking about that.

1:16.2

Now, tomorrow, we're all booked out. You understand

1:18.5

that. We're all set.

1:19.8

But you move. He goes.

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