Mike Turner says Trump on ‘side of peace’ when asked who president backs in Russia-Ukraine war

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Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said President Donald Trump is seeking to “balance” the two sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, previewing some of the “difficult” assurances the president faces in ending the conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, saying on X that “a lot can be decided” before the start of next year. Turner said Trump is facing a peace process in which Ukraine wants assurances that Russia will not reinvade Ukraine, something he said would be hard to accomplish.

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