During a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, US President Donald Trump stated that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Volodymyr Putin have a desire to reach a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. The American leader expressed regret that the process of ending the conflict is taking too much time, expressing hope for a positive outcome in the future. Trump also mentioned that he receives photographs from the Ukrainian battlefield from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, emphasizing that these images are extremely unpleasant to view. Despite the difficult situation, Trump decided to attend the NATO summit in Ankara, despite his doubts regarding the smoothness of the negotiations. His decision to attend is linked to his personal friendship with Erdoğan. CNN previously reported that the US President is heading to this summit in a bad mood due to the duration of the war.