Europe fears US inaction if Russia-Ukraine meeting in Istanbul fails

Europe fears US inaction if Russia-Ukraine meeting in Istanbul fails

The show of unity deployed by Europe since the weekend regarding Ukraine has, so far, yielded few tangible results. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to ignore the European ultimatum for a 30-day ceasefire. And ahead of the uncertain meeting in Istanbul this Thursday, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has challenged the Russian leader to a face-to-face meeting, the only one expected, in principle, is with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to statements from Donald Trump on Tuesday.

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