The Istanbul Talks Were a Success

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : A Putin-Trump meeting -- a prospect floated by President Trump himself -- could help signal American support for the Ukraine-Russia negotiations and indicate that the United States sees Russia as an essential interlocutor in any effort to resolve the conflict.
44% : Trump should rule out new ultimatums and coercive measures targeting Russia of the kind pushed by Europe.
40% : If Trump is serious about peace, he won't listen.
32% : As Trump and his team sought ways to resolve the brutal war, Europe has interfered with and even undermined U.S. efforts.
24% : This group, assembled for a meeting in Albania, called the Russian refusal to accept an unconditional ceasefire "unacceptable," and urged Trump, once again, to join them in imposing greater costs on Russia.
24% : Instead, Trump should encourage Ukraine and Russia to keep talking.

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