For days, President Donald Trump repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule — one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — and adding a stop to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey.

The talks in Istanbul complicated a European push for the United States to pressure Russia into a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The proposed negotiations in Istanbul would be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in three years.

June 15, 2024: Representatives of 92 nations meet in Nidwalden, Switzerland, to discuss Ukraine’s peace plan. Despite the growing number of delegates, a consensus remains elusive. The summit’s final statement is backed by most – although not all – participants.

The Kremlin brushed off the threat of further sanctions, saying that “the language of ultimatums is unacceptable.”