The president said he's optimistic about Thursday's expected talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.

President Trump is considering making a pit stop in Turkey on Thursday to attend scheduled Ukraine-Russia peace talks during his tour of the Middle East. “I think you’re going to have maybe a good meeting.

The meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents was first proposed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but has still not drawn a response from the Kremlin.