No, Vladimir Putin didn’t go to Istanbul for the mano a mano on supply. Instead, in what critics name a worse snub than an empty chair, the Russian president dispatched his tradition minister, a “greater Russia” ideologue… this for the primary face-to-face assembly with Ukraine since 2022. What’s the Trump administration’s subsequent transfer after pushing so exhausting for talks?
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